Leptospermeae is a tribe in the plant 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 ...
[Wilson, P. G. (2011) Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume X. Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae, edited by K. Kubitzki, X:212–71. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2011.] from south-east Asia and Oceania with a main diversity center in
Australia
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Genera
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Agonis
''Agonis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the plant family Myrtaceae. All are endemic to Western Australia, growing near the coast in the south west. Plants in the genus ''Agonis'' are shrubs or trees with bisexual flowers arranged in hea ...
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Asteromyrtus'' (Australia)
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Homalospermum'' (Australia)
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Kunzea
''Kunzea'' is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae and is Endemism, endemic to Australasia. They are shrubs, sometimes small trees and usually have small, crowded, rather Aroma compound, aromatic leaves. The flowers are similar to those of p ...
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New Zealand
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Leptospermum
''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...
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Neofabricia'' (Australia)
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Paragonis
''Agonis grandiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect, often straggly shrub with sessile, linear leaves, white flowers often suffused with pink and b ...
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Pericalymma'' (Australia)
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Taxandria'' (Australia)
References
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Rosid tribes
Myrtaceae