Pentachondra

{{Short description|Genus of shrubs}}

{{Automatic taxobox

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|image_caption = Pentachondra involucrata

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|taxon = Pentachondra

|authority = R.Br.

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Pentachondra is a genus of prostrate shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The genus is native to Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Pentachondra |title=Genus Pentachondra |accessdate=2009-08-07 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}

Species include:{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Pentachondra|title=Pentachondra|accessdate=2009-08-07 |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

• Pentachondra dehiscens Cherry
• Pentachondra ericifolia Hook.f.
• Pentachondra involucrata R.Br.
• Pentachondra pumila (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) R.Br.