Eremosyne
Appearance
Eremosyne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Escalloniales |
Family: | Escalloniaceae |
Genus: | Eremosyne Endl. |
Species: | E. pectinata
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Binomial name | |
Eremosyne pectinata |
Eremosyne pectinata, the sole species in the genus Eremosyne, is an annual herb endemic to the south coast of Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Historically it was placed in the Saxifragaceae family. It was placed in its own family, Eremosynaceae, under the Cronquist system; later merged into Escalloniaceae; before being restored to Eremosynaceae in the APG II system.[1] Recent studies have confirmed its affinity with Escalloniaceae, and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website now includes it in that family.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Eremosyne pectinata is largely confined to the Warren region of the Southwest Botanic Province of Western Australia.[3]
References
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 141: 399–436. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x.
- ^ http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/Escalloniales.html#Escalloniaceae
- ^ "Eremosyne pectinata Endl". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
External links
- "Eremosyne pectinata Endl". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Eremosyne Endl". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Eremosynaceae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Eremosyne pectinata Endl". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- "Eremosyne Endl". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.