Verticordia sect. Chrysoma
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Verticordia sect. Chrysoma is a section
of Verticordia
that describes a group of four shrub species. The section is contained by a subgenus
, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma
, in Alex George
's 1991 revision of the genus. The type species
for this section is Verticordia acerosa
.
The species described as within this section are:
Section (botany)
In botany, a section is a taxonomic rank below the genus, but above the species. The subgenus, if present, is higher than the section, and the rank of series, if present, is below the section. Sections are typically used to help organise very large genera, which may have hundreds of species...
of Verticordia
Verticordia
Verticordia, a genus of the Myrtaceae family, are woody shrubs with small and exquisite flowers. They are mostly found in Southwest Australia, with several outlier species in northern regions. A revision of the genus in 1991 produced a classification within Verticordia of 3 subgenera, 24 sections,...
that describes a group of four shrub species. The section is contained by a subgenus
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...
, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma
Verticordia subg. Verticordia
Verticordia subg. Verticordia is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia. This subgenus contains eleven sections, classifying thirty six species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement. A number of anatomical features differentiate the contained species...
, in Alex George
Alex George
Alexander Segger George is a Western Australian botanist. He is the authority on the plant genera Banksia and Dryandra...
's 1991 revision of the genus. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
for this section is Verticordia acerosa
Verticordia acerosa
Verticordia acerosa is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
.
The species described as within this section are:
- Section Verticordia sect. Chrysoma
- V. acerosaVerticordia acerosaVerticordia acerosa is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
- V. citrellaVerticordia citrellaVerticordia citrella is a woody shrub found in Southwest Australia. The slender and erect shrub is between 0.3 and 1.0 metre tall. The flowers are yellow, almost entirely cover the plant, and appear during October or November. The habitat is swampy or low lying and damp sands...
- V. subulataVerticordia subulataVerticordia subulata is a species of woody shrubs found in Southwest Australia. They are between 0.2 and 1.0 metres high, and have yellow and red flowers which appear between September and November. They occur on clay and sand, sometimes over laterite soils, on flats and rises in the Avon...
- V. endlicheriana
- V. acerosa