Biology:Seringia

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Seringia
Seringia arborescens Batemans Bay.jpg
Seringia arborescens
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Byttnerioideae
Tribe: Lasiopetaleae
Genus: Seringia
J.Gay (1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gaya Spreng. (1824), nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Kerandrenia Steud. orth. var.
  • Keraudrenia J.Gay (1821)
  • Keraudrenia J.Gay isonym
  • Seringea F.Muell. orth. var.
  • Seringia J.Gay isonym

Seringia is a genus of about 18 species of plants in the family Malvaceae. Species of Seringia are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Madagascar.[2] They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the most conspicuous part of the flower.[3]

The following is a list of Seringia species recognised by the Plants of the World Online:[2]

  • Seringia adenogyna C.F.Wilkins – skinny-leaved fire-bush (Western Australia)
  • Seringia adenolasia F.Muell. – northern Northern Territory and north-central Queensland
  • Seringia arborescens W.T.Aiton – southeastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales
  • Seringia botak Cheek – New Guinea
  • Seringia cacaobrunnea C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
  • Seringia collina (Domin) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Queensland
  • Seringia corollata Steetz – northeastern Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales
  • Seringia denticulata (C.T.White) C.F.Wilkins – Queensland and New South Wales
  • Seringia exastia (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Western Australia
  • Seringia hermanniifolia F.Muell. – northwestern and western Western Australia
  • Seringia hillii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. – Queensland and New South Wales
  • Seringia hookeriana (Walp.) F.Muell. – Western Australia and Northern Territory
  • Seringia integrifolia (Steud.) F.Muell. – Western Australia and Northern Territory
  • Seringia × katatona (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Western Australia
  • Seringia macrantha (Baill.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Madagascar
  • Seringia nephrosperma F.Muell. – New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia
  • Seringia saxatilis C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
  • Seringia undulata C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
  • Seringia velutina (Steetz) F.Muell. – Western Australia

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9076312 entry