Pericalymma Explained

Pericalymma is a group of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1840.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to Western Australia.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Species^[3]

1. Pericalymma crassipes (Lehm.) Schauer
2. Pericalymma ellipticum (Endl.) Schauer
3. Pericalymma megaphyllum Cranfield
4. Pericalymma spongiocaule Cranfield

formerly included^[3] now in Kunzea

1. Pericalymma × roseum Turcz. - Kunzea × rosea (Turcz.) Govaerts
2. Pericalymma teretifolium Turcz. - Kunzea pauciflora Schauer

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/565769#page/1297/mode/1up Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1840. Genera Plantarum Secundum Ordines Naturales Disposita 1230
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40004495 Tropicos, Pericalymma Endl.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=150263 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant families
4. Cranfield, R.J., (1999) A revision of the genus Pericalymma (Myrtaceae). Nuytsia 13(1): 15
5. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Pericalymma Australian Plant Name Index