Paragonis
Paragonis grandiflora is a plant species, endemic to the Southwest of Western Australia.
| Paragonis | |
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| Flowering stem | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| 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 | |
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Agonis grandiflora Benth. | |
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
- 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
- "Myrtaceae Paragonis J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". www.ipni.org. IPNI. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- 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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