Pomaderris

Pomaderris is a genus of 70 species of shrub to small tree in the family Rhamnaceae. Sixty-five of the species are native to Australia and the other five are from New Zealand. There is some overlap. A distinctive feature of the leaves, branches, and twigs of this genus, is that they are hairy.

Pomaderris
Pomaderris vellea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Tribe: Pomaderreae
Genus: Pomaderris
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Species

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A few of species in this genus are known to horticulture; the most commonly cultivated species is P. aspera, the hazel pomaderris.

Pomaderris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren.

Selected species

Pomaderris includes but may not be limited to the following species:

NSW = New South Wales, Qld = Queensland, Tas = Tasmania, Vic = Victoria, NZ = New Zealand,GH = Ghana
  • Pomaderris adnata – NSW
  • Pomaderris andromedifolia – E Australia
  • Pomaderris angustifolia – E Australia
  • Pomaderris apetala – Tas, Vic, NZ
  • Pomaderris argyrophylla – E Australia
  • Pomaderris aspera – Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas (hazel pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris betulina – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris bodalla – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris brogoensis – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris brunnea – SE Australia (rufous pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris cinerea – NSW, Vic
  • Pomaderris cocoparrana – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris costata – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris cotoneaster – SE Australia (Cotoneaster pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris crassifolia – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris delicata – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris discolor – E Australia
  • Pomaderris elachophylla – SE Australia, Tas (small leaf pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris elliptica – NSW, Vic, Tas
  • Pomaderris eriocephala – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris ferruginea – E Australia
  • Pomaderris gilmourii – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris graniticola – E Australia
  • Pomaderris hamiltonii – NZ (pale-flowered kūmarahou)
  • Pomaderris helianthemifolia – E Australia
  • Pomaderris intermedia – SE Australia, Tas
  • Pomaderris kumeraho – NZ (kūmarahou, gum-digger's soap)
  • Pomaderris lanigera – E Australia
  • Pomaderris ledifolia – E Australia (Sydney pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris ligustrina – E Australia
  • Pomaderris mediora – NSW
  • Pomaderris nitidula – E Australia
  • Pomaderris notata – E Australia
  • Pomaderris oraria – Tas, Vic (Bassian pomaderris, limestone pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris pallida – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris paniculosa – S Australia, Tas (scurfy pomaderris, inland pomaderris, coast pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris parrisiae – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris pauciflora – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris phylicifolia – SE Australia, Tas, NZ
  • Pomaderris pilifera – SE Australia, Tas
  • Pomaderris precaria – NSW
  • Pomaderris prunifolia – E Australia, NZ
  • Pomaderris queenslandica – E Australia
  • Pomaderris reperta – NSW
  • Pomaderris rugosa – NZ
  • Pomaderris sericea – SE Australia (bent pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris subcapitata – SE Australia
  • Pomaderris subplicata – Vic
  • Pomaderris vacciniifolia – Vic (round leaf pomaderris)
  • Pomaderris vellea – NSW, Qld
  • Pomaderris velutina – SE Australia, Tas
  • Pomaderris virgata – SE Australia (upright pomaderris)

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References
  • Australian Gardening Encyclopedia, 2003, Random House ISBN 0-09-183596-8
  • "Pomaderris". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-02-09.


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