Actinotus
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| Actinotus helianthi at Henry Head Track, Botany Bay National Park | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Mackinlayaceae |
| Genus: | Actinotus Labill. |
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Actinotus is a genus of flowering plants of the Mackinlayaceae family, with about 18 species. It is native to Australasia. Its best known member is the Sydney Flannel Flower, a common site in Sydney bushland in the spring. The generic name, meaning "furnished with rays" is derived from the Greek stem aktin-/ακτιν- "ray" or "sunbeam".[1][2]
Most species are endemic to Australia with one from New Zealand. Other notable species are A. schwarzii from the Macdonnell Ranges in Central Australia, which closely resembles A. helianthi in appearance, and the rare pink flowering A. forsythii from the Blue Mountains.[2]
Species include:[3]
- Actinotus bellidioides (Hook.f.) Benth.
- Actinotus forsythii Maiden & Betche
- Actinotus gibbonsii F.Muell.
- Actinotus glomeratus Benth.
- Actinotus helianthi Labill.
- Actinotus humilis (F.Muell. & Tate) Domin
- Actinotus leucocephalus Benth.
- Actinotus minor (Sm.) DC.
- Actinotus moorei F.Muell. ex Rodway
- Actinotus omnifertilis (F.Muell.) Benth.
- Actinotus paddisonii R.T.Baker
- Actinotus rhomboideus (Turcz.) Benth.
- Actinotus schwarzii F.Muell.
- Actinotus suffocatus (Hook.f.) Rodway
- Actinotus superbus O.H.Sarg.
[edit] References
- ^ Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
- ^ a b Blombery, Alec (1965). "The genus Actinotus". Australian Plants (ASGAP) 3 (22): 63–65. ISSN 0005-0008.
- ^ "Actinotus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ACTINOTUS. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
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