Chamelaucium
Chamelaucium ( syn.. Chamaelaucium DC ) is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae ). The approximately 13 species, all native only to Western Australia.
Description
Chamelaucium species are evergreen shrubs with essential oils. The flowers appear singly in the leaf-axils or aggregated across differently structured inflorescences. The radial symmetry, hermaphrodite flowers are fünfzählig and insects ( entomophily ) or birds pollinated ( Ornithophilie ). There are five sepals and petals present. In each flower, there are 20 to 25 stamens, about half of which are sterile staminodes. Two carpels are fused into one inferior ovary, with a stylus and a scar. Are formed nut fruits. The seeds are winged or wingless.
Species
There are about 13 species Chamelaucium:
- Chamelaucium axillary F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Chamelaucium brevifolium Benth.
- Chamelaucium ciliatum Desf.
- Chamelaucium confertiflorum Dominguez
- Chamelaucium drummondii ( Turcz. ) Meisn.
- Chamelaucium gracile F.Muell.
- Chamelaucium heterandrum Benth.
- Chamelaucium marchantii Strid
- Chamelaucium megalopetalum F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Chamelaucium micranthum ( Turcz. ) Domin
- Chamelaucium pauciflorum ( Turcz. ) Benth.
- Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer
- Chamelaucium virgatum Endl.
Swell
- HR Coleman, 2008: Chamelaucium in the Western Australian flora. (English )
- Encke / Buchheim / Seybold: Zander, Dictionary of Plant Names. 15th Edition, ISBN 3-8001-5072-7