Taxandria (plant)

Taxandria is a group of plants in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 2007.^[2][1][3] The entire genus is endemic to Western Australia, growing near the coast in the South West corner of the State.^[4]

Taxandria
Flowers of Taxandria juniperina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Tribe:	Leptospermeae
Genus:	Taxandria (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Synonyms[1]
Agonis sect. Taxandria Benth. Agonis sect. Billotia Kuntze

Most species of Taxandria generally growing as tall shrubs, but Taxandria juniperina grows to tree size (up to 27m) and Taxandria linearifolia can grow as a small tree (up to 5m in height).^[5]

species^[4]

1. Taxandria angustifolia (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
2. Taxandria callistachys J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
3. Taxandria floribunda (Turcz.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
4. Taxandria fragrans (J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
5. Taxandria inundata J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
6. Taxandria juniperina (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
7. Taxandria linearifolia (DC.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
8. Taxandria marginata (Labill.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
9. Taxandria parviceps (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
10. Taxandria spathulata (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant