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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta |
Class: | Magnoliopsida |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Waterhousea F. Muell |
Species | |
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Waterhousea is a genus of 4 species of small tree in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are endemic to Australia, along the eastern coast. The genus is a relatively new creation, being split off from Syzygium
The most common species, W. floribunda is a widely grown street tree and is known as the weeping lilly pilly.
Waterhousea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus eximia.
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