Stackhousia
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Stackhousia is a genus
of annual and perennial plants in the family Celastraceae
that are native to Australia
, New Zealand
, Malesia
and Micronesia
. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith
in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London in 1798.
It was formerly placed in Stackhousiaceae
, but under the APG II system this family has been folded into Celastraceae.
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 annual and perennial plants in the family Celastraceae
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae , is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales...
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...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Malesia
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the boundaries of the Indomalaya ecozone and Australasia ecozone, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom.-Floristic province:...
and Micronesia
Micronesia
Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....
. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith
James Edward Smith
Sir James Edward Smith was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.Smith was born in Norwich in 1759, the son of a wealthy wool merchant. He displayed a precocious interest in the natural world...
in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London in 1798.
It was formerly placed in Stackhousiaceae
Stackhousiaceae
Stackhousiaceae R.Br. is an obsolete family of plants, now merged into the Celastraceae family. When accepted, it comprised the following genera:* Macgregoria* Stackhousia* Tripterococcus...
, but under the APG II system this family has been folded into Celastraceae.
Species include:
- Stackhousia annua W.R.Barker
- Stackhousia aspericocca Schuch.
- Stackhousia clementii Domin
- Stackhousia dielsii Pamp. - Yellow Stackhousia
- Stackhousia gunnii Hook.f. now Stackhousia subterraneaStackhousia subterraneaStackhousia subterranea is a perennial herb species in the family Celastraceae. The species occurs in South Australia and Victoria and Tasmania...
- Stackhousia huegelii Endl.
- Stackhousia intermedia F.M.Bailey
- Stackhousia megaloptera F.Muell.
- Stackhousia minimaStackhousia minimaStackhousia minima is a perennial herb species in the family Celastraceae. It is native to New Zealand.-References:* New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, , accessed 2010-10-04....
Hook.f. - Stackhousia monogynaStackhousia monogynaStackhousia monogyna, commonly known as Creamy Stackhousia or Creamy Candles, is a perennial herb species in the family Celastraceae. It is native to Australia...
Labill. - Creamy Candles, Creamy Stackhousia - Stackhousia muricata Lindl.
- Stackhousia pubescens A.Rich. - Downy Stackhousia
- Stackhousia pulvinaris F.Muell. - Alpine Stackhousia
- Stackhousia scoparia Benth.
- Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.
- Stackhousia subterraneaStackhousia subterraneaStackhousia subterranea is a perennial herb species in the family Celastraceae. The species occurs in South Australia and Victoria and Tasmania...
W.R.Barker - Gunn's Mignonette, Grasslands Candles - Stackhousia tryonii F.M.Bailey
- Stackhousia umbellata C.A.Gardner & A.S.George
- Stackhousia vimineaStackhousia vimineaStackhousia viminea the Slender Stackhousia is a common small Australian plant. It grows to 70 cm tall. The habitat is heathland, pastures, eucalyptus woodland and forest, usually in moist areas. It features attractive yellowish/red flowers. The specific epithet viminea refers to the slender stems...
Sm. - Slender Stackhousia)