''Pericalymma'' is a group of
plants
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
in the myrtle 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 spe ...
described as a genus in 1840. The entire genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found 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 found els ...
to
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...
.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant families]
/ref>Australian Plant Name Index
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;Species[
# '' Pericalymma crassipes'' (Lehm.) Schauer
# '' Pericalymma ellipticum'' (Endl.) Schauer
# '' Pericalymma megaphyllum'' Cranfield
# '' Pericalymma spongiocaule'' Cranfield
;formerly included][
now in '']Kunzea
''Kunzea'' is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australasia. They are shrubs, sometimes small trees and usually have small, crowded, rather aromatic leaves. The flowers are similar to those of plants in the genus ''Lepto ...
''
# ''Pericalymma × roseum'' Turcz. - ''Kunzea × rosea
''Kunzea'' is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australasia. They are shrubs, sometimes small trees and usually have small, crowded, rather aromatic leaves. The flowers are similar to those of plants in the genus ''L ...
'' (Turcz.) Govaerts
# ''Pericalymma teretifolium'' Turcz. - '' Kunzea pauciflora'' Schauer
References
Myrtaceae genera
Endemic flora of Western Australia
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