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Xylomelum
Xylomelum is a genus of six species of flowering plants, often commonly known as woody pears, in the family Proteaceae and are endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are tall shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, relatively small flowers arranged in spike-like groups, and the fruit a woody, more or less pear-shaped follicle.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Woody Pear
speciesXylomelum pyriforme
woody pear
speciesXylomelum salicinum
Western Woody Pear
speciesXylomelum occidentale
sandplain woody pear
speciesXylomelum angustifolium
Xylomelum scottianum
speciesXylomelum scottianum
Xylomelum cunninghamianum
speciesXylomelum cunninghamianum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 416346.