Stenanthera
| Stenanthera spp. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| S. pinifolia = Astroloma pinifolium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae Juss |
| Genus: | Stenanthera R.Br |
| Type species | |
| Stenanthera pinifolia | |
Stenanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the heath or heather family Ericaceae. The name of the genus comes from Greek words, stenos = narrow and anthera = anthers.[1]
Taxonomy
The classification of this genus is not settled and all the species have synonyms.[2][3][4][5]
Species
- Stenanthera brachyloma F.Muell (= Brachyloma geissoloma (F.Muell.) Cranfield)
- Stenanthera ciliata Lindl (= Astroloma ciliatum (Lindl) Druce) – Candle Cranberry
- Stenanthera conostephioides Sonder (= Astroloma conostephioides (Sond) Druce) – Flame Heath
- Stenanthera pinifolia R.Br (= Astroloma pinifolium (R.Br.) Benth.) – Pine Heath
- Stenanthera squamuligera (Sonder) F.Muell ex Benth. (= Astroloma baxteri (A.Cunn.) ex DC.)
Distribution
Stenanthera species are found south-western Western Australia[6][7] or, in the case of S. conostephioides in south-eastern Australia.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC world dictionary of plant names : common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 2561. ISBN 0849326737.
- ↑ Hislop, Michael (25 July 2013). "A taxonomic update of Conostephium (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae)". Nuytsia. 23: 313–335.
- ↑ "Australian Plant Name Index". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Stenanthera". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:696031#tab_names". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2015. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Brachyloma geissoloma (F.Muell.) Cranfield". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Astroloma R.Br.Cranberry Heath". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Astroloma conostephioides". Electronic Flora of South Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ Powell, J.M. (1992). "New South Wales Flora online". National Herbarium of NSW. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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