Wilsonia (plant)
Wilsonia | |
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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 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.
- 1 2 Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
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