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Astartea
Sign in to saveAstartea is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. The genus name was inspired by Astarte, the Greek name for the goddess Ishtar.
Species
Common Astartea
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 42
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- MEL
- Recorded in
- Australia, Germany
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chamelaucieae
- Named after
- Astarte
- Image
- Astartea heteranthera.jpg
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- taxon name
- Astartea
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Astartea
- Commons category
- Astartea
- endemic to
- Australia
- taxon common name
- 束蕊梅属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Astartea is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. The genus name was inspired by Astarte, the Greek name for the goddess Ishtar.
==Description== These plants take various forms, from dwarf shrubs barely 10 centimetres tall to small trees exceeding 5 metres in height. Some have lignotubers and some produce basal shoots. They are hairless and often glandular, sometimes with protruding oil glands on various parts. New stems are four-angled and sometimes winged.
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