Scholtzia

Scholtzia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[1][2] The genus was first described by Schauer in 1843,[3][4] who named it in honour of the physician Heinrich Scholtz.[4] The type species is Scholtzia obovata.[4]

Scholtzia
Scholtzia oligandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Chamelaucieae
Genus:	Scholtzia Schauer
Species
See text
Synonyms
Piptandra Turcz.

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 obovata (DC.) Schauer
• Scholtzia oligandra Benth. - Pink scholtzia
• Scholtzia parviflora F.Muell.
• Scholtzia spatulata (Turcz.) Benth.
• Scholtzia teretifolia Benth.
• Scholtzia uberiflora F.Muell.
• Scholtzia umbellifera F.Muell.

See also

• Rye, B.L. (2019). "An update to the taxonomy of the Western Australian genera of the Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. 6. Scholtzia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 30: 33–86.

References

1. "Scholtzia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
2. Scholtzia Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
3. "Scholtzia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
4. Schauer, J.C. (1843). "Genera Myrtacearum nova vel denuo recognita". Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. 17: 241.