Lophostemon ('lophos' - crest, 'stemon' - stamen) is a genus of 4 species of evergreen tree in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. All four species are native to Australia, with one extending to New Guinea.[1] The genus was first described in 1830[2][3] but not widely recognized until the 1980s. All 4 species were previously included in the related genus Tristania.[4][5]
The most well-known species, L. confertus is a familiar tree to many people living along the east coast of Australia, where it known colloquially as the brush box. Quite frequently, it has been planted as a street tree, a role it isn't suited for as it grows to 30 metres in height and quite often suffers lopping due to obstructing overhead power lines.
Lophostemon species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren.
Species[1]
Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. - (Brush Box, Queensland Box, Brisbane Box) Queensland, New South Wales
Lophostemon grandiflorus (Benth.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. - (Northern Swamp Box) Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia
Lophostemon lactifluus (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. - (Milky Box) Northern Territory, Western Australia
Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. - (Swamp Mahogany, Swamp Turpentine, Swamp Box) Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea
^ abKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^Schott, Heinrich Wilhelm. 1830. Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Litteratur, Theater und Mode 1830(3): 772
^Tropicos, Lophostemon Schott
^Wilson, Peter Gordon & Waterhouse, John Teast. 1982. Australian Journal of Botany 30(4): 424-430
^Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Lophostemon". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 5 October 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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The genus had a number of species, but some have been reclassified as Lophostemon and Tristaniopsis. The sole species currently in the genus is Tristania...
Borneo, New Guinea, and Australia. Kjellbergiodendron Whiteodendron Lophostemon Welchiodendron Wilson, P. G. (2011) Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera...
planted are mostly non-native such as Pinus massoniana, Acacia confusa, Lophostemon confertus, and paper bark tree. The area has now become one of Hong Kong's...
racemosa, E. tetrodonta, and species from the genera Leptospermum, Lophostemon, and Melaleuca. Trappe JM, Castellano MA, Halling RE, Osmundson TW, Binder...
of the rockery as the major thrust of this expansion. The variegated Lophostemon was planted near the Beckett Park gates. Development has been ongoing...
(Corymbia intermedia), turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera), brush box (Lophostemon confertus) and forest oak (Allocasuarina torulosa). E. grandis has been...
It is found in Australia. The larvae feed on Tristaniopsis laurina, Lophostemon confertus, Rhizophora stylosa and Acacia and Eucalyptus species. Herbison-Evans...
and there is a row of black dots along the termen. The larvae feed on Lophostemon species. Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa panleuca (Lower...
leaf litter in "open,dry forests of Acacia, Allocasuarina, Eucalyptus, Lophostemon and Syncarpia" in Queensland. It was first described in 2007 by Teresa...
from Queensland, Australia. The larvae feed on Eugenia ventenatii and Lophostemon confertus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. Australian...
setbacks of fire damage over the years, mature stands of Acacia confusa, Lophostemon confertus, Pinus massoniana, Pinus elliottii and Eucalyptus species now...
quadrangulata), rough-barked apple (Angophora floribunda), brush box (Lophostemon confertus) and various rainforest species. It also grows with spotted...
located on the eastern boundary of the Overflow. Consisting of Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) and Spotted Gum (Eucalyptus maculata) this row of trees is...
Australia. Its habitat has been reported as being a "Melaleuca viridiflora-Lophostemon lactifluus forest with damp peaty soil." It flowers in the southern hemisphere...
Sechium edule, Quercus species, Pelargonium x zonale, Dietes grandiflora, Lophostemon confertus, Poaceae species, Rosa odorata and Vitis vinifera. They are...
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