| Wittsteinia | |
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| Wittsteinia vacciniacea | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Alseuosmiaceae |
| Genus: |
Wittsteinia F.Muell. |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Wittsteinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Alseuosmiaceae. The genus was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1861. [1] The name honours Dr Georg Christian Wittstein, the author of an etymological dictionary used as a reference by Mueller. [2]
The genus comprises three species: [3]
- Wittsteinia balansae (Baill.) Steenis from New Caledonia
- Wittsteinia papuana (Steen.) Steen. – from Papua New Guinea
- Wittsteinia vacciniacea F.Muell. – Baw Baw berry, from Victoria, Australia
References
- ^ "Wittsteinia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
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^ Kadereit, Joachim W.; Jeffrey C. (2007).
Eudicots ; Asterales. Springer.
ISBN
978-3-540-31050-1. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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| Wittsteinia | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Wittsteinia vacciniacea | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Alseuosmiaceae |
| Genus: |
Wittsteinia F.Muell. |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Wittsteinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Alseuosmiaceae. The genus was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1861. [1] The name honours Dr Georg Christian Wittstein, the author of an etymological dictionary used as a reference by Mueller. [2]
The genus comprises three species: [3]
- Wittsteinia balansae (Baill.) Steenis from New Caledonia
- Wittsteinia papuana (Steen.) Steen. – from Papua New Guinea
- Wittsteinia vacciniacea F.Muell. – Baw Baw berry, from Victoria, Australia
References
- ^ "Wittsteinia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
-
^ Kadereit, Joachim W.; Jeffrey C. (2007).
Eudicots ; Asterales. Springer.
ISBN
978-3-540-31050-1. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
{{ cite book}}:|work=ignored ( help)
|
| This Asterales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |