Stenanthera

Stenanthera spp.
S. pinifolia = Astroloma pinifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae Juss
Genus: Stenanthera
R.Br
Type species
Stenanthera pinifolia

Stenanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the heath or heather family Ericaceae. The name of the genus comes from Greek words, stenos = narrow and anthera = anthers.[1]

Taxonomy

The classification of this genus is not settled and all the species have synonyms.[2][3][4][5]

Species

Distribution

Stenanthera species are found south-western Western Australia[6][7] or, in the case of S. conostephioides in south-eastern Australia.[8][9]

References

  1. Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC world dictionary of plant names : common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 2561. ISBN 0849326737.
  2. Hislop, Michael (25 July 2013). "A taxonomic update of Conostephium (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae)". Nuytsia. 23: 313–335.
  3. "Australian Plant Name Index". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. "Stenanthera". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. "http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:696031#tab_names". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  6. "Brachyloma geissoloma (F.Muell.) Cranfield". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. "Astroloma R.Br.Cranberry Heath". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. "Astroloma conostephioides". Electronic Flora of South Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  9. Powell, J.M. (1992). "New South Wales Flora online". National Herbarium of NSW. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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