Eremaea (plant)

Eremaeopsis Kuntze Eremaea is a genus of woody shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

The genus Eremaea is closely related to Melaleuca, Beaufortia Regelia and several others, differing mainly in the way the anthers are attached to the stalks of the stamens, and in the way they open to release their pollen.

[7] In 2014, Lyndley Craven and others proposed, mainly on the basis of DNA evidence, that species in the genus Eremaea, along with those in Beaufortia, Conothamnus, Calothamnus, Lamarchea, Petraeomyrtus, Phymatocarpus and Regelia be transferred to Melaleuca.

[8] The name Eremaea is from a poetic Greek word eremaios meaning "solitary", referring to the few-flowered inflorescences on the ends of the branches.

Dobaderry Swamp, are listed as "Priority One" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife[3] meaning that they are known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.

[14] Their orange colour, not common in Australian natives, and their habit of having flowers on the ends of their branches make them worthy garden subjects.