Biology:Cosmelia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Cosmelia
Cosmelia rubra - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
Cosmelia rubra
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Epacridoideae
Tribe: Cosmelieae
Genus: Cosmelia
R.Br.
Species:
C. rubra
Binomial name
Cosmelia rubra
R.Br.

Cosmelia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.[1][2] The sole species is Cosmelia rubra, commonly known as spindle heath, found in swampy sites in the south-west of Western Australia.[3]

The genus was formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cosmelia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Cosmelia. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
  2. "Cosmelia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21886. 
  3. "Cosmelia rubra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6352. 

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