Platytheca Explained

Platytheca is a genus of small shrubs in the family Elaeocarpaceae from the south-west of Western Australia. The genus was formally described by Joachim Steetz, his description published in Plantae Preissianae in 1845.^[1]

Species include:

• Platytheca anasima R.Butcher
• Platytheca galioides Steetz
• Platytheca juniperina Domin
• Platytheca sp. Sabina (G.J. & B.J. Keighery)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Platytheca . 2008-02-23. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.