Daviesia
Encyclopedia
Daviesia is a genus
of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae
that are native to Australia
. The genus is named in honour of Hugh Davies
, a Welsh botanist.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
that are native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The genus is named in honour of Hugh Davies
Hugh Davies (botanist)
Hugh Davies was a Welsh botanist and Anglican clergyman. He spent most of his professional life on the island of Anglesey and published a treatise on the flora of the county, which was the first volume to cross-reference plant names in the Welsh language with their scientific names.-Life:Davies...
, a Welsh botanist.
Species include:
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Daviesia triflora Daviesia triflora is a shrub in the pea family, Fabaceae, endemic to South West Australia.... Crisp Daviesia ulicifolia Daviesia ulicifolia, commonly known as Gorse Bitter Pea, is a spiny shrub species in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia... C.R.P. Andrews |