Paragonis

Paragonis
Flowering stem
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Paragonis
J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Species: P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Paragonis grandiflora
Synonyms

Agonis grandiflora Benth.

Paragonis grandiflora is a plant species, endemic to the Southwest of Western Australia.

Taxonomy

Paragonis grandiflora was described as Agonis grandiflora by George Bentham in 1867, until it was segregated in 2007 to a monotypic genus, Paragonis, by Judy Wheeler and N.G.Marchant.[1][2]

Description

A shrub, growing to a height around one metre, with many stems in an erect and open habit. Flowers are white to pink, appearing between July and August to November. The species occurs on a variety of gravel or stony soils and clays over granite or laterite.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Wheeler, J.R. & Marchant, N.G., (2007) A revision of the Western Australian genus Agonis (Myrtaceae) and two new segregate genera Taxandria and Paragonis. Nuytsia 16(2): 406-407
  2. ↑ "Myrtaceae Paragonis J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". www.ipni.org. IPNI. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Spooner, Amanda. "Paragonis grandiflora (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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