Scholtzia
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Scholtzia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the family Myrtaceae
, which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia
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The genus was first described by Schauer in 1843, who named it in honour of the physician Heinrich Scholtz.
Species include:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
, which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The genus was first described by Schauer in 1843, who named it in honour of the physician Heinrich Scholtz.
Species include:
- Scholtzia capitata Benth.
- Scholtzia ciliata F.Muell.
- Scholtzia drummondii Benth.
- Scholtzia eatoniana C.A.Gardner
- Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce - Spiked Scholtzia
- Scholtzia laxiflora Benth.
- Scholtzia leptantha Benth.
- Scholtzia oligandra Benth. - Pink Scholtzia
- Scholtzia parviflora F.Muell.
- Scholtzia spatulata (Turcz.) Benth.
- Scholtzia teretifolia Benth.
- Scholtzia uberiflora F.Muell.
- Scholtzia umbellifera F.Muell.