Wilsonia (plant)

Wilsonia
Wilsonia humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Solanales
Family:Convolvulaceae
Tribe:Cresseae
Genus:Wilsonia
R.Br.[1]
Species

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Wilsonia is a genus of perennial subshrubs in the family Convolvulaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia, occurring in coastal saltmarshes and also occasionally in inland saline areas.[2]

The genus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.[1] The name honours John Wilson, author of A Synopsis of British Plants.[2]

Species include:

  • Wilsonia backhousei Hook.f.[1] - Narrow-leaf wilsonia
  • Wilsonia humilis R.Br.[1] - Silky wilsonia
  • Wilsonia ovalifolia Hook.[1]
  • Wilsonia rotundifolia (Benth.) Summerh.[1] - Round-leaf wilsonia

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wilsonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. 1 2 Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.

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