Eremosyne

Eremosyne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Escalloniales
Family: Escalloniaceae
Genus: Eremosyne
Endl.
Species: E. pectinata
Binomial name
Eremosyne pectinata
Endl.

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

E. pectinata is largely confined to the Warren region of the Southwest Botanic Province of Western Australia.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/Escalloniales.html#Escalloniaceae
  3. "Eremosyne pectinata Endl.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.

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