Paragonis

Paragonis grandiflora is a plant species, endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.

Paragonis
Flowering stem
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Paragonis
J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Species:
P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Paragonis grandiflora
(Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Synonyms

Agonis grandiflora Benth.

Taxonomy

Paragonis grandiflora was described as Agonis grandiflora by George Bentham in 1867, and remained so until it was segregated in 2007 to a monotypic genus, Paragonis, by Judy Wheeler and Neville Marchant.[1][2] Some sources continue to place it in Agonis.[3]

Description

A shrub, growing to a height around one metre, with many stems in an erect and open habit. Flowers are white to pink, appearing between July and August to November. The species occurs on a variety of gravel or stony soils and clays over granite or laterite.[4]

References

  1. Wheeler, J. R. & Marchant, N. G. (2007). "A revision of the Western Australian genus Agonis (Myrtaceae) and two new segregate genera Taxandria and Paragonis" (PDF). Nuytsia. 16 (2): 393–433. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. "Myrtaceae Paragonis J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". www.ipni.org. IPNI. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Paragonis grandiflora (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. Spooner, Amanda. "Paragonis grandiflora (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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