Pomaderris

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Pomaderris
Pomaderris vellea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Tribe: Pomaderreae
Genus: Pomaderris
Labill.
Species

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Pomaderris is a genus of 70 species of shrub to small tree in the family Rhamnaceae. Sixty-five of the species are native to Australia and the other five are from New Zealand. There is some overlap. A distinctive feature of the leaves, branches, and twigs of this genus, is that they are hairy.

A few of species in this genus are known to horticulture; the most commonly cultivated species is P. aspera, the hazel pomaderris.

Pomaderris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren.

Selected species

Pomaderris includes but may not be limited to the following species:

NSW = New South Wales, Qld = Queensland, Tas = Tasmania, Vic = Victoria, NZ = New Zealand,GH = Ghana

References

  • Australian Gardening Encyclopedia, 2003, Random House ISBN 0-09-183596-8
  • "Pomaderris". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-02-09.