Lenwebbia
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae}}
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Lenwebbia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae.{{APNI2|name=Lebwebbia|id=180914|access-date=2024-12-05}}{{cite Q|Q55767955}} The type species is Lenwebbia lasioclada.
The genus is named to honour the Australian plant ecologist Dr. Leonard Webb. The genus occurs in mesic forests along or near the east coast of Australia, from northern New South Wales to northeastern Queensland.
Both species in the genus were formerly classified in the genus Austromyrtus. Lenwebbia is distinct from Austromyrtus and Gossia in having four petals rather than five.
Anatomical and genetic analysesSalywon, A., Snow, N., Wojciechowski, M. F., Csizmadi, J., & Landrum, L. (2004). Phylogenetic relationships of Myrtaceae as inferred from nrDNA ITS sequences. Botany 2004, 38-5. have placed Lenwebbia as the sister genus to Lophomyrtus from New Zealand.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Lenwebbia:{{Cite web |title=Lenwebbia N.Snow & Guymer {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70027615-1 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}
- Lenwebbia lasioclada{{Cite web |last=Zich F.A., Hyland B.P.M., Whiffin T., Kerrigan R.A. |date=2020 |title=Lenwebbia lasioclada |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/lenwebbia_lasioclada.htm |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8}} - disjunct in northern New South Wales (NSW), southern and north-eastern Queensland.
- Lenwebbia prominens{{Cite web |last=Peter G. Wilson |title=PlantNET - FloraOnline: Lenwebbia prominens |url=https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lenwebbia~prominens |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au}} - found in rainforests associated with the Tweed Volcano in northern NSW and south-eastern Queensland.
References
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- S.G.A.P.(Qld Region)Logan River Branch Inc (2005) Mangroves to mountains. Volume 2. A field guide to the native plants of south-east Queensland Browns Plains, Qld.:Logan River Branch SGAP (Qld Region) Inc.581.99432 MAN
External links
- [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Lenwebbia Lenwebbia in the Flora of NSW]
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Category:Myrtales of Australia
Category:Flora of New South Wales
Category:Endemic flora of Australia
Category:Plants described in 2003
Category:Taxa named by Neil Wilton Snow
Category:Taxa named by Gordon P. Guymer
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