Beyeria Lepidopetala
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''Beyeria'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of shrubs and small trees in the
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...
known as turpentine bushes. It was first described as a genus in 1844.Tropicos, ''Beyeria'' Miq.
/ref>Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1844. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 1: 350 The entire genus is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ;Species ;formerly included moved to other genera: ''
Bertya ''Bertya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Bertya'' are shrubs, usually monoecious, with simple leaves, flowers arranged singly in leaf axils, male flowers with many stamens ...
Shonia'' # ''B. bickertonensis - Shonia bickertonensis'' # ''B. tristigma - Shonia tristigma'' # ''B. virgata - Bertya virgata''


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Euphorbiaceae genera Crotonoideae Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel {{euphorbiaceae-stub