Biology:Austrobaeckea

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Austrobaeckea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Austrobaeckea
Rye (2021)
Type species
Austrobaeckea verrucosa
(Turcz.) Rye (2021)

Austrobaeckea is a genus of plants in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). It contains eight species which are native to Southwest Australia.[1][2]

Species of the genus are native to the southern coastal region of Southwest Australia, from Walpole in the west to Israelite Bay in the east.[2]

The genus was described in 2021 by Barbara L. Rye. Five species were formerly classed in the genera Baeckea and Tetrapora, and three new species were described in 2021 along with the genus.[2]

Species

Eight species are currently accepted:[1][2]

  • Austrobaeckea columnaris Rye
  • Austrobaeckea fascifolia Rye
  • Austrobaeckea latens (C.R.P.Andrews) Rye
  • Austrobaeckea narembeen Rye
  • Austrobaeckea pachyphylla (Benth.) Rye
  • Austrobaeckea pygmaea (R.Br. ex Benth.) Rye
  • Austrobaeckea uncinella (Benth.) Rye
  • Austrobaeckea verrucosa (Turcz.) Rye

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Austrobaeckea Rye.Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rye, Barbara L. (2021). Austrobaeckea, a new south-western Australian genus of Myrtaceae (Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). Nuytsia 32: 173–197, 9 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.58828/nuy01013.

Wikidata ☰ Q119959224 entry