Stackhousia

Stackhousia
Stackhousia monogyna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Stackhousia Sm.
Species
see text
Synonyms
Plokiostigma Schuch.

Stackhousia is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the family Celastraceae that are native to Australia, New Zealand, Malesia and Micronesia. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London in 1798.

It was formerly placed in Stackhousiaceae, but under the APG II system this family has been folded into Celastraceae.

Species include:

• Stackhousia annua W.R.Barker
• Stackhousia aspericocca Schuch.
• Stackhousia clementii Domin
• Stackhousia dielsii Pamp. - Yellow Stackhousia
• Stackhousia gunnii Hook.f. now Stackhousia subterranea
• Stackhousia huegelii Endl.
• Stackhousia intermedia F.M.Bailey
• Stackhousia megaloptera F.Muell.
• Stackhousia minima Hook.f.
• Stackhousia monogyna Labill. - Creamy Candles, Creamy Stackhousia
• Stackhousia muricata Lindl.
• Stackhousia pubescens A.Rich. - Downy Stackhousia
• Stackhousia pulvinaris F.Muell. - Alpine Stackhousia
• Stackhousia scoparia Benth.
• Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.
• Stackhousia subterranea W.R.Barker - Gunn's Mignonette, Grasslands Candles
• Stackhousia tryonii F.M.Bailey
• Stackhousia umbellata C.A.Gardner & A.S.George
• Stackhousia viminea Sm. - Slender Stackhousia)

References

• "Stackhousia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
• "Stackhousia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• "Stackhousia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 2008-02-03.