Pimelea

Pimelea

taxobox
name = "Pimelea"


image_caption = "Pimelea brachyphylla"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Thymelaeaceae
genus = "Pimelea"
genus_authority = Banks & Sol. ex Gaertn.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 80 species; see text|

Pimelea (often seen spelled "Pimelia") is a genus of plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. There are about 80 species in the genus, native to Australia and New Zealand. Many of the species are poisonous to cattle.

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