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Definition of Genus richea
1. Noun. Evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Epacridaceae, Epacris Family, Family Epacridaceae
Member holonyms: Australian Grass Tree, Richea Dracophylla, Grass Tree, Richea Pandanifolia, Tree Heath
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Richea
Literary usage of Genus richea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Icones Plantarum: Or Figures, with Brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks ...by William Jackson Hooker by William Jackson Hooker (1852)
"... the' genus was supposed not to exist in Tasmania, and Dr. Hooker (Fl.
Antarctica, vol. ip 48) describes the genus Richea as its representative. ..."
2. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1858)
"It is impossible to conceive anything more admirable than the plates, especially
those of the singular genus Richea, and of the curious Таз- maman Conifers, ..."
3. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1905)
"Scattered about among these low growths are examples of the curious genus Richea,
with its stiff, sharp foliage and singular-looking flowers ..."
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