Seringia hermanniifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Seringia |
| Species: | S. hermanniifolia
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Seringia hermanniifolia, commonly known as crinkle-leaved firebush,[3] is a shrub of the family Malvaceae. It is a small shrub with blue-purple flowers and is endemic to Western Australia.
Taxonomy
This plant was first described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay as Keraudrenia hermanniifolia,[1][4] but was allocated to the genus, Seringia, by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1860.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Seringia hermanniifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b von Mueller, F.J.H. (1860). "Seringia". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (11): 5.
- ^ "Seringia hermanniifolia". FloraBase-The Western Australian flora. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Gay, J.E. (1821). "Monographie des Cinq Genres de Plantes, Lasiopetalees". Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 7: 462 t. 8.
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