Xanthosia

Xanthosia is a genus of plants of family Apiaceae, but sometimes also placed in Araliaceae or Mackinlayaceae. It comprises 20 species of shrubs endemic to Australia. The habit may also be as a herb. They are found in all Australian states, but not found in the Northern Territory.[3]

Xanthosia
Xanthosia rotundifolia near Torndirrup
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Mackinlayoideae
Genus: Xanthosia
Rudge[1][2]
Species

See text


Species include:

  • Xanthosia atkinsoniana F.Muell.
  • Xanthosia bungei Keighery
  • Xanthosia candida (Benth.) Steud.
  • Xanthosia ciliata Hook.
  • Xanthosia collina Keighery
  • Xanthosia dissecta Cut-leaf xanthosia
  • Xanthosia eichleri J.M.Hart & Henwood
  • Xanthosia fruticulosa Benth.
  • Xanthosia huegelii (Benth.) Steud. Heath xanthosia
  • Xanthosia leiophylla Parsley xanthosia
  • Xanthosia peduncularis Benth.
  • Xanthosia pilosa
  • Xanthosia pusilla Heath xanthosia
  • Xanthosia rotundifolia DC. Southern cross
  • Xanthosia singuliflora F.Muell.
  • Xanthosia sp. Dardanup (B.J. Keighery & N. Gibson 174)
  • Xanthosia stellata Star xanthosia
  • Xanthosia tasmanica Domin Southern xanthosia
  • Xanthosia tomentosa A.S.George
  • Xanthosia tridentata Hill xanthosia

References

  1. "Xanthosia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Rudge, E. (1811) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 10(2): 301, t. 22.
  3. "Xanthosia Rudge". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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