Polianthion

{{Short description|Genus of shrubs}}

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| image_caption = Polianthion wichurae

| taxon = Polianthion

| authority = K.R.Thiele

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Polianthion is a genus of plants in the Rhamnaceae family, first described by Kevin R. Thiele in 2006.{{APNI2|id=195049|name=Polianthion}}{{cite Q|Q54792252|pages=169-181 [170]}} The genus name derives from the Greek polios (grey) and anthion (little flower), and describes the small, densely grey-pubescent flowers.{{cite journal|author=J. Kellermann & K.R. Thiele|title= Polianthion|editor= P.G. Kodela|journal= Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra|url= https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Polianthion |access-date= 30 August 2022}}