Wittsteinia
| Wittsteinia | |
|---|---|
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| Wittsteinia vacciniacea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Alseuosmiaceae |
| Genus: | Wittsteinia F.Muell. |
| Species | |
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see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Memecylanthus Gilg & Schltr. | |
Wittsteinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Alseuosmiaceae. The genus was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1861.[2] The name honours Dr Georg Christian Wittstein, the author of an etymological dictionary used as a reference by Mueller.[3]
The genus comprises two species:[4]
- Wittsteinia papuana (Steen.) Steen. – from Papua New Guinea
- Wittsteinia vacciniacea F.Muell. – Baw Baw Berry, from Victoria, Australia
References
- ↑ "Genus: Wittsteinia F. Muell.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ↑ "Wittsteinia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ↑ Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
- ↑ Kadereit, Joachim W.; Jeffrey C. (2007). Eudicots ; Asterales. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants (Springer). ISBN 978-3-540-31050-1. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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