Cryptandra


Cryptandra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Australia. Most plants in the genus Cryptandra are spiny, heath-like shrubs with small, clustered leaves and flowers crowded at the ends of branches, the flowers are usually small, surrounded by brown bracts, and with tube-shaped hypanthium, the petals hooded over the anthers.

Taxonomy

The genus Cryptandra was first formally described in 1798 by James [Edward Smith (botanist)|James Edward Smith] in the Transactions of the [Linnean Society of London]. The genus name means "hidden man", referring to the stamens.

List of species

The following is a list of species of Cryptandra accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at August 2022:Cryptandra alpina Hook.f. Cryptandra amara Sm. Cryptandra apetala Ewart & Jean White