''Sannantha'' is a genus of flowering plants in 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 spe ...

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 groups, the peduncles often 1.5–2 times as long as the

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and with seven to fourteen

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s. The fruit is a thin-walled capsule containing flattened, D-shaped seeds. Some species of ''Sannantha'' were previously included in the genus ''

Babingtonia ''Babingtonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The species are native to Australia. Many species formerly placed in the genus are currently included in '' Sannantha'', ''Baeckea'', '' Oxymyrrhine'', '' Kardomia' ...

''. The genus ''Sannantha'' was first formally described in 2007 by

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in ''

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Species list

The following is a list of ''Sannantha'' species accepted by

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Sannantha angusta ''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 ...

'' ( A.R.Bean)

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(New South Wales, Queensland) *''

Sannantha bidwillii ''Sannantha bidwillii'' is a species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia. The species was first formally described in 1997 and given the name ''Babingtonia bidwillii''. In 2007 it was placed in the newly crea ...

'' (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson (Queensland) *''

Sannantha brachypoda ''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 ...

'' (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson (Queensland) *'' Sannantha collina'' (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson (New South Wales, Queensland) *''

Sannantha crassa ''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 ...

'' (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson (New South Wales) *''

Sannantha crenulata ''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 ...

'' (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson - fern-leaf baeckea (Victoria) *''

Sannantha cunninghamii ''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 ...

'' ( Schauer) Peter G.Wilson (New South Wales) *'' Sannantha leratii'' (

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) Peter G.Wilson (New Caledonia) *'' Sannantha papillosa'' (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson (Queensland) *'' Sannantha pinifolia'' ( Labill.) Peter G.Wilson (New Caledonia) *'' Sannantha pluriflora'' (

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) Peter G.Wilson - tall baeckea (New South Wales, Victoria) *'' Sannantha procera'' ( J.W.Dawson) Peter G.Wilson (New Caledonia) *'' Sannantha similis'' (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson (New South Wales, Queensland) *'' Sannantha tozerensis'' (A.R.Bean) Peter G.Wilson (Queensland) *'' Sannantha virgata'' (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Peter G.Wilson (New Caledonia) *''

Sannantha whitei ''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 (New South Wales)

References

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