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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 from the other two subgenera.
| Verticordia subg. Verticordia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Subgenus: | Verticordia subg. Verticordia |
| Section | |
| 11 sections: see text | |
- Verticordia subg. Verticordia
- Section Verticordia
- the type species for this section, and the genus, is Verticordia plumosa
- Section Corymbiformis
- the type species for this section, closely related to Verticordia sect. Verticordia, is Verticordia brownii
- Section Micrantha
- Section Infuscata
- Section Elachoschista
- containing a single species, Verticordia verticordina
- Section Penicillaris
- Section Pilocosta
- Section Catocalypta
- Section Platandra
- Section Recondita
- containing a single species, Verticordia humilis
- Section Intricata
- Section Verticordia
References edit
- "Verticordia DC. subg. Verticordia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Schauer, J.C. (1843) Monographia Myrtacearum Xerocarpicarum: 199
- George, A.S. (1991) New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Nuytsia 7(3): 282
- Elizabeth A. (Berndt) George; Margaret Pieroni (illustrator) (2002). Verticordia: the turner of hearts. Crawley: University of Western Australia Press. pp. 104, 105. ISBN 978-1-876268-46-6.