Baeckea is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, all but one endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Baeckea are shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, white to deep pink flowers with five sepals and five petals, and five to fifteen stamens that are shorter than the petals.
Plants in the genus Baeckea are glabrous shrubs, sometimes small trees, usually with the leaves arranged in opposite pairs or decussate. The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils on a pedicel with two bracteoles at the base but that sometimes fall off as the flower opens. There are five sepals and five white to deep pink , more or less round petals that are free from each other. Five to fifteen stamens are arranged in a single row and are shorter that the petals and open by parallel slits. The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds.[2][3][4][5][6]
Taxonomy
The genus Baeckea was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum.[7][8] The genus is named in honor of the Swedish physician Abraham Bäck (or Baeck) (1713–1795).[9][10]
^ ab"Baeckea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ abBean, Anthony R. (1997). "A revision of Baeckea (Myrtaceae) in eastern Australia, Malesia and south-east Asia". Telopea. 7 (3): 247. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ abJeanes, Jeff; Walsh, Neville G. "Baeckea". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^Wilson, Peter G. "Genus Baeckea". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum. Berlin. p. 358. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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^Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 63. ISBN9780958034180.
^Conti, Elena; Litt, Amy; Wilson, Peter G.; Graham, Shirley A.; Briggs, Barbara G.; Johnson, L. A. S.; Sytsma, Kenneth J. (1997). "Interfamilial Relationships in Myrtales: Molecular Phylogeny and Patterns of Morphological Evolution". Systematic Botany. 22 (4): 629. doi:10.2307/2419432. ISSN 0363-6445. JSTOR 2419432.
^ ab"Baeckea". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
January 22, 2023
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Baeckea is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae all but one endemic to Australia Plants in the genus Baeckea are shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs white to deep pink flowers with five sepals and five petals and five to fifteen stamens that are shorter than the petals BaeckeaBaeckea linifoliaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder MyrtalesFamily MyrtaceaeSubfamily MyrtoideaeTribe ChamelaucieaeGenus BaeckeaL 1 Synonyms 1 List Baechea Colla orth var Baecka Cothen orth var Baeckea L sect Baeckea Baeckea sect Imbricaria Baill Baeckea sect Jungia Baill Baeckea sect Schidiomyrtus Schauer F Muell Baeckea subg Archibaeckea Nied Baeckea L subg Baeckea Baeckia Andrews orth var Beckea Pers orth var Boeckia Meredith orth var Drosodendron M Roem Imbricaria Sm nom illeg Jungia Gaertn nom illeg nom superfl Mollia J F Gmel nom rej Neuhofia Stokes Schidiomyrtus Schauer Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Species list 5 ReferencesDescription EditPlants in the genus Baeckea are glabrous shrubs sometimes small trees usually with the leaves arranged in opposite pairs or decussate The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils on a pedicel with two bracteoles at the base but that sometimes fall off as the flower opens There are five sepals and five white to deep pink more or less round petals that are free from each other Five to fifteen stamens are arranged in a single row and are shorter that the petals and open by parallel slits The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds 2 3 4 5 6 Taxonomy EditThe genus Baeckea was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum 7 8 The genus is named in honor of the Swedish physician Abraham Back or Baeck 1713 1795 9 10 Many species formerly placed in the genus are currently included in Euryomyrtus Harmogia Kardomia Oxymyrrhine Rinzia Sannantha Seorsus and Triplarina 3 The closest genera to Baeckea are the fleshy fruited Myrcianthes and Acmena and the dry fruited Angophora and Backhousia 11 Distribution and habitat EditSpecies in the genus Baeckea are endemic to Australia apart from B frutescens that also occurs in Malesia 2 12 Species list EditThe names of 27 species of Baeckea have been accepted by Plants of the World Online as at January 2022 12 Baeckea brevifolia Rudge DC N S W Baeckea diosmifolia Rudge fringed baeckea Qld N S W Baeckea elderianaPritz W A Baeckea exsertaS Moore W A Baeckea frutescensL S E Asia New Guinea Qld N S W Baeckea grandibracteataPritz W A Baeckea grandifloraBenth large flowered baeckea W A Baeckea grandisPritz W A Baeckea gunnianaS Schauer ex Walp alpine baeckea N S W Vic Tas Baeckea imbricata Gaertn Druce heath myrtle Qld N S W Baeckea kandosA R Bean N S W Baeckea latensC R P Andrews W A Baeckea latifolia Benth A R Bean N S W Vic Baeckea leptocaulis Hook f Tas Baeckea leptophylla Turcz Domin W A Baeckea linifoliaRudge swamp baeckea weeping baeckea flax leaf heath myrtle Qld N S W Vic Baeckea muricataC A Gardner W A Baeckea omissaA R Bean Qld N S W Baeckea pachyphyllaBenth W A Baeckea pentagonanthaF Muell W A Baeckea pygmaeaBenth W A Baeckea robustaF Muell W A Baeckea staminosaPritz W A Baeckea subcuneataF Muell W A Baeckea trapezaA R Bean Qld Baeckea uncinellaBenth W A Baeckea utilisF Muell ex Miq mountain baeckea N S W A C T Vic References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baeckea a b Baeckea Australian Plant Census Retrieved 8 January 2022 a b Bean Anthony R 1997 A revision of Baeckea Myrtaceae in eastern Australia Malesia and south east Asia Telopea 7 3 247 Retrieved 8 January 2022 a b Jeanes Jeff Walsh Neville G Baeckea Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Retrieved 8 January 2022 Wilson Peter G Genus Baeckea Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Retrieved 8 January 2022 Baeckea FloraBase Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions Baeckia Flora of China Baeckea APNI Retrieved 8 January 2022 Linnaeus Carl 1753 Species Plantarum Berlin p 358 Retrieved 8 January 2022 Genaust H 1976 Etymologisches Worterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3 7643 0755 2 Sharr Francis Aubi George Alex 2019 Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings 3rd ed Kardinya WA Four Gables Press p 63 ISBN 9780958034180 Conti Elena Litt Amy Wilson Peter G Graham Shirley A Briggs Barbara G Johnson L A S Sytsma Kenneth J 1997 Interfamilial Relationships in Myrtales Molecular Phylogeny and Patterns of Morphological Evolution Systematic Botany 22 4 629 doi 10 2307 2419432 ISSN 0363 6445 JSTOR 2419432 a b Baeckea Plants of the World Online Retrieved 8 January 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baeckea amp oldid 1073084233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
