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Lophostemon
Lophostemon ('lophos' - crest, 'stemon' - stamen) is a genus of 4 species of evergreen tree in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. All four species are native to Australia, with one extending to New Guinea. The genus was first described in 1830 but not widely recognized until the 1980s. All 4 species were previously included in the related genus Tristania.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Brush Box
speciesLophostemon confertus
swamp box
speciesLophostemon suaveolens
Lophostemon grandiflorus
speciesLophostemon grandiflorus
Lophostemon lactifluus
speciesLophostemon lactifluus
Lophostemon grandiflorus riparius × suaveolens
hybridLophostemon grandiflorus riparius × suaveolens
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 135442.