''Cheiranthera'' 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 ten species of

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 in the family

Pittosporaceae Pittosporaceae is a family of flowering plants that consists of 200–240 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in 9 genera. Habitats range from tropical to temperate climates of the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Oceanian, and Australasian r ...

and are all

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. The following is a list of species accepted by the

Australian Plant Census The Australian Plant Census (APC) provides an online interface to currently accepted, published, scientific names of the vascular flora of Australia, as one of the output interfaces of the national government Integrated Biodiversity Information Sys ...

as at April 2020: * '' Cheiranthera alternifolia'' E.M.Benn. – S.A., (presumed extinct in Vic.) * '' Cheiranthera borealis'' (E.M.Benn.) L.Cayzer & Crisp – Qld., N.S.W. * '' Cheiranthera brevifolia''

F.Muell. Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria (state), Vic ...

– W.A. * '' Cheiranthera filifolia'' Turcz. – W.A. * '' Cheiranthera linearis''

A.Cunn. Allan Cunningham (13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his expeditions into uncolonised areas of eastern Australia to collect plants and report on the suitability of the land for grazing ...

ex Lindl. – N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. * ''

Cheiranthera parviflora ''Cheiranthera'' is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae and are all endemic to Australia. The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at April 2020: * '' Cheiranthera alternif ...

Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...

– W.A. * ''

Cheiranthera preissiana ''Cheiranthera'' is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae and are all endemic to Australia. The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at April 2020: * '' Cheiranthera alternif ...

'' Putt. – W.A. * ''

Cheiranthera simplicifolia ''Cheiranthera'' is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae and are all endemic to Australia. The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at April 2020: * '' Cheiranthera alternif ...

'' (E.M.Benn.) L.Cayzer & Crisp – W.A. * ''

Cheiranthera telfordii ''Cheiranthera'' is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae and are all endemic to Australia. The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at April 2020: * '' Cheiranthera alternif ...

'' L.Cayzer & Crisp – N.S.W. * ''

Cheiranthera volubilis ''Cheiranthera'' is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae and are all endemic to Australia. The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at April 2020: * '' Cheiranthera alternif ...

'' Benth. – S.A.

References

Pittosporaceae Apiales genera Apiales of Australia Taxa named by Allan Cunningham (botanist) {{Australia-asterid-stub