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.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Seringia |
Species: | S. hermanniifolia |
Binomial name | |
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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
- "Seringia hermanniifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- von Mueller, F.J.H. (1860). "Seringia". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (11): 5.
- "Seringia hermanniifolia". FloraBase-The Western Australian flora. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- 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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