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Authority - Engl. & Gilg. | Total Number of genera - 1 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 3 |
Plant forms - Tree | |
World Distribution - Central & S. Africa | |
Comments - previously placed along in family Heteropyxidaceae, but is now placed basally within Myrtaceae. Small trees. Heteropyxis natalensis is commonly known as Lavender Tree or Laventelboom |