Melichrus R.Br.
Corolla tube much less than twice as long as the sepals, with 5 glandular scales below the middle. Filaments not flattened Melichrus
Corolla white, cream or yellowish-green; tube urceolate 4–5 mm long, nearly as long as the lobes. Calyx ovoid, green to white. Leaves concave, spreading to reflexed; greyish-green; 5–25 mm long. Fruit white or purple. Erect shrub up to 1.5 m high, with a thick rootstock. Higher Blue Mts DSF. Fl. winter–spring Melichrus urceolatus
Corolla pink to red, tube 2.5–4 mm long. Calyx tinged with pink or red. Leaves held more or less erect, 11–30 mm long. Fruit red. Shrub to 1.2 m high. Capertee Valley and Newnes area. Fl. autumn–spring Melichrus erubescens