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| | |genus=Backhousia | | |genus=Backhousia |
| | + | |origin=Australia |
| | + | |origin_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| | + | |lifespan=perennial |
| | + | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | + | |exposure=sun, part-sun |
| | + | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | + | |features=evergreen, flowers |
| | + | |flowers=white |
| | |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
| | |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! | | |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |
| − | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Backhousia citriodora.jpg |
| | |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| | + | |image_caption=Backhousia citriodora |
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| | + | '''''Backhousia''''' is a small genus of five species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Myrtaceae]], native to the [[rainforest]]s of eastern [[Australia]]. They are aromatic [[shrub]]s or [[tree]]s growing to 5-25 m tall, with [[evergreen]] [[leaf|leaves]] 3-12 cm long and 1-6 cm broad, arranged opposite on the shoots. |
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| | Backhousia (James Backhouse, botanical traveler). Myrtaceae. Evergreen greenhouse plants, blooming in spring. | | Backhousia (James Backhouse, botanical traveler). Myrtaceae. Evergreen greenhouse plants, blooming in spring. |
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| − | | name = ''Backhousia''
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| − | | color = IndianRed
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| | ===Propagation=== | | ===Propagation=== |
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| + | Cuttings or fresh seed. |
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| | ===Pests and diseases=== | | ===Pests and diseases=== |
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| | ==Species== | | ==Species== |
| − | <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
| + | Species include: |
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| + | *''[[Backhousia bandcroftii]]'' (Johnstone River Hardwood) |
| − | <!-- *''[[Freesia alba]]'' -->
| + | *''[[Backhousia citriodora]]'' (Lemon scented Myrtle, Sweet Verbena Tree, Sweet Verbena Myrtle, Lemon scented Verbena, Lemon scented Backhousia) |
| − | <!-- *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') -->
| + | *''[[Backhousia hughesii]]'' (Stony Backhousia, Stonewood, Lime Wood, Grey Teak) |
| | + | *''[[Backhousia myrtifolia]]'' (Carrol, Carrol Ironwood, Neverbreak, Grey Myrtle, Iron Myrtle, [[Cinnamon Myrtle]]) |
| | + | *''[[Backhousia sciadophora]]'' (Shatterwood, Ironwood, Boomerang Tree) |
| | + | *''[[Backhousia angustifolia]]'' (Curry Myrtle) |
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| | + | Formerly included in ''Backhousia'' genus, ''B. anisata'' is now ''Anetholea anisata''. |
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