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Macropteranthes

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Macropteranthes
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Macropteranthes
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Species

Macropteranthes is a genus containing five species of woody shrub native to northern Australia.[1]

Four species, M. fitzalanii, M. leichhardtii, M. leiocaulis, and M. montana, are found in Queensland, predominantly along the northeastern coast. M. kekwickii, commonly known as bullwaddy, is found in the Northern Territory.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Macropteranthes". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve Plan of Management 2005. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. ISBN N. 0 7245 4866 1 Accessed 22 October 2020. [1]