Biology:Walsholaria
Walsholaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes four species of shrubs native to Australia.[1]
The four species were previously placed in genus Olearia, which was found to be polyphyletic. In 2020 Guy L. Nesom described the genus Walsholaria, which he named for Australian botanist Neville G. Walsh. Walsholaria species are distinguished by their glabrous and resinous stems, leaves, and involucres; small, thickened, obovate or cuneate leaves with distally few-toothed margins; solitary terminal heads on short leafy branches; involucres with multiseriate, elliptic, and tightly appressed phyllaries; and oblong achenes with 4 to 6 ribs and apically acute pappus bristles.[2]
Species
Four species are accepted.[1]
- Walsholaria calcarea (F.Muell. ex Benth.) G.L.Nesom
- Walsholaria cuneifolia (A.R.Bean & M.T.Mathieson) G.L.Nesom
- Walsholaria magniflora (F.Muell.) G.L.Nesom
- Walsholaria muelleri (Sond.) G.L.Nesom
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Walsholaria G.L.Nesom". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77219175-1.
- ↑ Nesom, G.L. 2020. New genera from Australian Olearia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytoneuron 2020-65: 1–94. Published 19 August 2020. ISSN 2153 733X
Wikidata ☰ Q112679019 entry
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