Seringia velutina
Seringia velutina (common name Velvet firebush) is a shrub in the Malvaceae family native to Western Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Seringia |
| Species: | S. velutina |
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Taxonomy
This plant was first described in 1846 as Keraudrenia velutina by Joachim Steetz[2][3] but was moved to the genus,Seringia, by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1860.[2][4] In 2015, Carolyn Wilkins and Barbara Whitlock sank the genus, Keraudrenia into Seringia and the accepted name is now Seringia velutina.[5]
References
- "Keraudrenia velutina". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Seringia velutina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Steetz, J. (1846). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Buttneriaceae". Plantae Preissianae. 2–3: 348.
- von Mueller, F.J.H. (1860). "Seringia". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (11): 5.
- Carolyn F. Wilkins; Barbara A. Whitlock (2015). "Seringia revised to include Keraudrenia (Lasiopetaleae: Malvaceae s.l.)". Australian Systematic Botany. 28 (6): 265. doi:10.1071/SB15028. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q93477762.
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