Biology:Brunia callunoides

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Brunia callunoides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Bruniales
Family: Bruniaceae
Genus: Brunia
Species:
B. callunoides
Binomial name
Brunia callunoides
(Oliv.) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.
Synonyms
  • Berzelia callunoides Oliv.
  • Mniothamnea callunioides (Oliv.) Nied.
  • Mniothamnea micrantha Schltr.

Brunia callunoides is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. It occurs in the Langeberg.[2] There are fewer than five subpopulations and the plant is threatened by invasive plants such as Pinus species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17270469 entry