Chamelaucieae is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s within the family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

, mostly from

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, with a few species in

New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...

and south-east Asia. Genera include:Barbara L. Rye, Peter G. Wilson, Margaret M. Heslewood, Andrew J. Perkins, Kevin R. Thiele (2020). A new subtribal classification of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. ''Australian Systematic Botany'', 33(2), 191-206, 5 February 2020Rye, Barbara L. (2021) Austrobaeckea, a new south-western Australian genus of Myrtaceae (Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). ''Nuytsia'' 32: 173–197, 9 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.58828/nuy01013. *'' Actinodium'' Schauer (Australia) *'' Aluta'' Rye & Trudgen (Australia) *'' Anticoryne'' Turcz. (southwest Australia) *''

Astartea ''Astartea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. The genus name was inspired by Astarte, the Greek name for the goddess Ishtar.Astus ''Astus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Myrtaceae. Its native range is Southwest Australia. Species: *'' Astus duomilia'' *''Astus subroseus ''Astus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Myrtac ...

'' Trudgen & Rye (Australia) *'' Austrobaeckea'' Rye (southwest Australia) *''

Babingtonia ''Babingtonia'' is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Plants in the genus ''Babingtonia'' are glabrous shrubs with simple linear, lance-shaped or elli ...

'' Lindl. (Australia) *''

Baeckea ''Baeckea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, all but one endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Baeckea'' are shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, white to deep pink flowers with five s ...

'' L (Australia, South-East Asia) *'' Balaustion'' Hook. (Australia) *''

Calytrix ''Calytrix'' is a genus of about 83 species of flowering plants, commonly known as star flowers, in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Calytrix'' are small to large shrubs with small, spreading and more or ...

'' Labill. (Australia) *''

Chamelaucium ''Chamelaucium'', also known as waxflower, is a genus of shrubs endemic to south western Western Australia. They belong to the myrtle family Myrtaceae and have flowers similar to those of the tea-trees (''Leptospermum''). The most well-known sp ...

'' Desf. (Australia) *'' Corynanthera'' J.W.Green (Australia) *'' Cyathostemon'' Turcz. (Australia) *''

Darwinia Darwinia may refer to: * ''Darwinia'' (plant) Rudge 1815, a genus of Myrtaceae found only in Australia *''Darwinia'' Raf., a synonym of the legume genus '' Sesbania'' Adans. * ''Darwinia'' (video game), a 2005 video game by Introversion Software * ' ...

'' Rudge (Australia) *'' Enekbatus'' Trudgen & Rye (Australia) *'' Ericomyrtus'' Turcz. (Australia) *'' Euryomyrtus'' Schauer (Australia) *''

Harmogia ''Harmogia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. The sole species is ''Harmogia densifolia'' which is endemic to Australia. ''Harmogia densifolia'' is a shrub to 1.5 metres high with linear or terete leaves. White ...

'' Schauer (Australia) *'' Homalocalyx'' F. Muell. (Australia) *'' Homoranthus'' A. Cunn. ex Schauer (Australia) *'' Hypocalymma'' (Endl.) Endl. (Australia) *'' Hysterobaeckea'' (Nied.) Rye (Australia) *'' Kardomia'' Peter G.Wilson (Australia) *''

Malleostemon ''Malleostemon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1983, by John Green The entire genus is endemic to Western Australia. ;Species #'' Malleostemon costatus'' Rye & Trudgen #'' Malleostemon dec ...

'' J.W.Green (Australia) *''

Micromyrtus ''Micromyrtus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Micromyrtus'' are shrubs with simple leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and white, pink or yellow flowers arranged in upper ...

'' Benth. (Australia) *'' Ochrosperma'' Trudgen (Australia) *'' Oxymyrrhine'' Schauer (southwest Australia) *'' Pileanthus'' Labill. (Australia) *''

Rinzia ''Rinzia '' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. The genus was first formally described in 1843 and reinstated and revised in 1986.Trudgen, M.E., (1986) Reinstatement and revision of ''Rinzia'' Schauer (Myrtaceae, Leptosperme ...

'' Schauer (Australia) *''

Sannantha ''Sannantha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae that are native to Australia and New Caledonia. Plants in the genus ''Sannantha'' are shrubs or trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, flowers usually arranged in small g ...

'' Peter G.Wilson (Australia, New Caledonia) *'' Scholtzia'' Schauer (Australia) *'' Stenostegia'' A.R. Bean (Australia) *'' Tetrapora'' Schauer (southwest Australia) *''

Thryptomene ''Thryptomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Thryptomene'' are shrubs with small leaves arranged in opposite pairs and white or pink flowers. About forty-seven species ...

'' Endl. (Australia) *'' Triplarina'' Raf. (Australia) *''

Verticordia :For the clam genus, see ''Verticordia'' (bivalve). ''Verticordia'' is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers, in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. They range in form from very small shrubs such as '' V. verticor ...

'' DC. (Australia)

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