Biology:Paragonis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Paragonis
Paragonis grandiflora (15248963838).jpg
Flowering stem
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Paragonis
J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Species:
P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Paragonis grandiflora
(Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Synonyms

Agonis grandiflora Benth.

Paragonis grandiflora is a plant species, endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.

Taxonomy

Paragonis grandiflora was described as Agonis grandiflora by George Bentham in 1867, and remained so until it was segregated in 2007 to a monotypic genus, Paragonis, by Judy Wheeler and Neville Marchant.[1][2] Some sources continue to place it in Agonis.[3]

Description

A shrub, growing to a height around one metre, with many stems in an erect and open habit. Flowers are white to pink, appearing between July and August to November. The species occurs on a variety of gravel or stony soils and clays over granite or laterite.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q26715421 entry