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Lophostemon confertus (syn. Tristania conferta) is an evergreen tree native to Australia, though it is cultivated in the United States and elsewhere. Common names include brush box, Queensland box, Brisbane box, pink box, box scrub, and vinegartree. Its natural range in Australia is northeast New South Wales and coastal Queensland but it is commonly used as a street tree in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and other cities in eastern Australia.

Tristaniopsis laurina, the water gum or kanooka, is a tree species native to Australia. It usually grows near the eastern coastline and along the banks of streams, where the trunks and branches tend to be shaped in the direction of the current and give an indication of the flood height.

Tristaniopsis collina, known as hill water gum or hill kanuka, is a tree of eastern Australia. The natural range of T. collina is from near Mount Gulaga (36° S) in the south of New South Wales to the border with the state of Queensland at the McPherson Range (28° S). The usual habitat is rainforest away from streams on shallow soils at high altitude. However, it can occasionally be seen at low altitudes such as at Seal Rocks and Chatswood West. T. collina is remarkably similar to the related T. laurina (Water Gum), but the latter species is strictly riparian.

Lophostemon suaveolens, commonly known as swamp mahogany, swamp box or swamp turpentine, is a species of flowering plant in the clove and eucalyptus family Myrtaceae, native to New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, it occurs on the east coast, from north of the Hunter River in New South Wales, through to the top of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. It grows in sclerophyll forest, swamp forest, gallery forest, and the margins of rainforests.

Tristaniopsis razakiana is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, formerly known as Tristania razakiana. It is a terrestrial plant endemic to the montane forests of Peninsular Malaysia. There is a documented population on Fraser's Hill, but development there threatens the species with habitat loss.

Tristaniopsis polyandra is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

Tristaniopsis littoralis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ristantia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, first described in 1982. The entire genus is endemic to the state of Queensland, Australia.

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Tristaniopsis pontianensis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Tristaniopsis exiliflora, commonly known as kanuka box, water gum or river gum, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found beside streams in Queensland, Australia, ranging from near the coast to 1,000 metres above sea level.

Tristaniopsis decorticata is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ristantia pachysperma, commonly known as yellow penda, is a species of plants in the clove and eucalyptus family Myrtaceae. It is native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, and is listed as critically endangered. It was first described in 1982.

Lophostemon lactifluus, commonly known as swamp mahogany or milky box, is a tree or shrub of the family Myrtaceae native to northern Australia.

Lophostemon grandiflorus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. The tree typically grows to a height of 3 to 18 metres (10 to 59 ft). It blooms between January and December producing cream-white flowers. The bark is persistent and pale brown in colour and almost fibrous. Epiphytic and parasitic plants are often found growing on the bark. The thick, ovate and dark green leaf blades are about 5 to 12 centimetres (2.0 to 4.7 in) in length and 2 to 6.5 cm (0.79 to 2.56 in) wide. The underblade of the leaf is much paler, almost

Xanthostemon umbrosus is a tree species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Australia. The tree typically grows to a height of 10 metres (33 ft). It blooms in between May and June producing yellow-cream coloured flowers. It is found in sandstone crevices in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and is also found in the top end of the Northern Territory and north Queensland.

Xanthostemon psidioides is a shrub or tree species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Australia. The spreading shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 6 metres (20 ft). It blooms in May producing cream-white coloured flowers. It is found on and the base of sandstone cliffs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia near the Walcott Inlet and the Prince Regent National Park.

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