Trymalium
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Trymalium odoratissimum |
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Trymalium is a genus from the family of the Buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae). It is native to Australia and comprises 14 species.
description
Trymalium are evergreen, mostly unreinforced shrubs . The alternately arranged leaves are flat or curled at their edge.
The stalked flowers are in grape-shaped cymes or narrow panicles . A flower cup is missing or is only very short, the disc is ring-shaped or is clearly lobed. The fruits are decay fruits and often disintegrate irregularly into partial fruits , which may or may not open.
Distribution and systematics
Trymalium are native to Western Australia . The genus was first described by Eduard Fenzl in 1837 , within the buckthorn family it is classified in the tribus Pomaderreae . The genus includes 14 species.
- Trymalium albicans
- Trymalium angustifolium
- Trymalium daphnifolium
- Trymalium densiflorum
- Trymalium elachophyllum
- Trymalium ledifolium
- Trymalium litorale
- Trymalium monospermum
- Trymalium myrtillus
- Trymalium odoratissimum
- Trymalium spatulatum
- Trymalium urceolare
- Trymalium venustum
- Trymalium wayi
proof
- ↑ a b c D. Medan, C. Schirarend: Rhamnaceae In: Klaus Kubitzki (Ed.): The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants - Volume VI - Flowering Plants - Dicotyledons - Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales , 2004, P. 331, ISBN 978-3-540-06512-8