Verticordia sect. Synandra

Verticordia sect. Synandra is a section that describes a single species in the genus Verticordia. The section is one of seven in the subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma. The characteristics of this section includes having branches and flower stalks which are covered with stiff, bristly hairs, and stamens and staminodes which are joined at their base in a tube. The subspecies and varieties of the single species in this section all have bright green leaves and superficially resemble dwarf pine trees.[1]

Verticordia sect. Synandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Verticordia
Subgenus: Verticordia subg. Chrysoma
Section: Verticordia sect. Synandra
A.S.George
Type species
Verticordia staminosa

When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991, he described the section and gave it the name Synandra[2][3] after the Ancient Greek prefix syn- meaning "together" and -andros meaning "male" in reference to the joined stamens and staminodes.[1]

The type and only species in this section is Verticordia staminosa.[1]

References
  1. (Berndt) George, Elizabeth A.; Pieroni, Margaret (2002). Verticordia: the turner of hearts. Crawley, Western Australia; Canberra: University Of Western Australia Press. p. 104. ISBN 1876268468.
  2. "Verticordia sect. Synandra A.S.George". APNI. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. George, Alex (1991). "New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae : Chamelaucieae)". Nuytsia. 7 (3): 272.


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