Species and characteristics

Members of subg. Brevantherum are characterised by being

• large shrubs or small trees
• their lack of prickles
• their stellate hairs, usually dense
• entire leaves
• their corymbose inflorescences
• their pubescent fruits

There are only 3 species representative of this group in Australia, all of them introduced: S. abutiloides, S. mauritianum and S. erianthum.