Kelleria

Kelleria is a genus of miniature shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae, found in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The centre of species biodiversity is the Lammermoor Range in Central Otago, NZ.[1]

For the copepod genus, see Kelleria (copepod).

Kelleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily: Thymelaeoideae
Genus: Kelleria
Endl.
Synonyms

Drapetes Banks ex Lam.

Species

Species include:[2]

  • Kelleria childii Heads
  • Kelleria croizatii Heads
  • Kelleria dieffenbachii (Hook.) Endl.
  • Kelleria ericoides
  • Kelleria laxa (Cheeseman) Heads
  • Kelleria lyallii (Hook.f.) Berggr.
  • Kelleria multiflora (Cheeseman) Heads
  • Kelleria paludosa Heads
  • Kelleria patula Merr. & L.M. Perry
  • Kelleria tessellata Heads
  • Kelleria villosa var. barbata Heads
  • Kelleria villosa var. villosa Berggr.

References
  1. Darby, John; Fordyce, R Ewan; Mark, Alan Francis (2004). The Natural History of Southern New Zealand. University of Otago Press. ISBN 9781877133510.
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Kelleria


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