Brachyloma

thumb|Brachyloma depressum in [[Grampians National Park]] thumb|Brachyloma preissii

Species

FamilyEricaceae

Native toNew South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 164
With media: 16
Family: Ericaceae
Collections: MEL
Recorded in: Australia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Ericaceae
Image: Loddiges 466 Lissanthe daphnoides drawn by W Miller.jpg

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Commons category: Brachyloma
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Brachyloma
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1658
topic's main category: Category:Brachyloma

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thumb|Brachyloma depressum in [[Grampians National Park]] thumb|Brachyloma preissii

Brachyloma is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Brachyloma are shrubs with more or less erect leaves and bisexual flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils, the 5 petals fused to form a cylindrical or bell-shaped tube, the stamens sometimes enclosed in the petal tube.

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