''Choretrum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
shrubs and small
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
s in the sandalwood family,
Santalaceae
The Santalaceae, sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial herbs, and epiphytic climbersHewson & George t al.br>''Santalaceae'' taxonomy, 1984, pp. 191-194.) which, like other memb ...
. The genus is endemic to
Australia.
Species include:
*''
Choretrum candollei''
F.Muell. ex Benth. - White sour bush
*''
Choretrum chrysanthum''
F.Muell.
*''
Choretrum glomeratum''
R.Br. - Berry broombush, common sour bush
*''
Choretrum lateriflorum''
R.Br. - Dwarf sour bush
*''
Choretrum pauciflorum''
A.DC. - Dwarf sour bush
*''
Choretrum pritzelii''
Diels
*''
Choretrum spicatum''
F.Muell.
References
Santalaceae
Santalales genera
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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