Seringia hermanniifolia

Seringia hermanniifolia, commonly known as crinkle-leaved firebush,[3] is a shrub of the family Malvaceae. It is a small shrub with blue-purple flowers and is endemic to Western Australia.

Seringia hermanniifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Seringia
Species:
S. hermanniifolia
Binomial name
Seringia hermanniifolia

Taxonomy

This plant was first described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay as Keraudrenia hermanniifolia,[1][4] but was allocated to the genus, Seringia, by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1860.[1][2]

References

  1. "Seringia hermanniifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. von Mueller, F.J.H. (1860). "Seringia". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (11): 5.
  3. "Seringia hermanniifolia". FloraBase-The Western Australian flora. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. Gay, J.E. (1821). "Monographie des Cinq Genres de Plantes, Lasiopetalees". Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 7: 462 t. 8.


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