Pseudanthus
Sign in to savePseudanthus is a genus of nine species of flowering plants in the family Picrodendraceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Pseudanthus are small, heath-like, monoecious shrubs with simple, leathery leaves, and flowers arranged in upper leaf axils.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyPicrodendraceae
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Pseudanthus is a genus of nine species of flowering plants in the family Picrodendraceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Pseudanthus are small, heath-like, monoecious shrubs with simple, leathery leaves, and flowers arranged in upper leaf axils.
==Description== Plants in the genus Micrantheum are heath-like, monoecious shrubs with simple, leathery leaves with thickened edges. The leaves are on a short petiole with tiny stipules at the base. The flowers are arranged in upper leaf axils with bracts at the base. Male flowers are arranged in clusters on a short peduncle, and have six stamens. Female flowers are arranged singly and have an ovary with two or three cells with two ovules per cell, and two or three styles. The fruit is a capsule containing seeds with a caruncle.