Xanthosia
- For the crab genus, see Xanthosia (crab).
| Xanthosia | |
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| Xanthosia rotundifolia near Torndirrup | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Mackinlayaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthosia Rudge |
| Species | |
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Xanthosia is a genus of plants of family Mackinlayaceae, but sometimes also placed in Araliaceae or Apiaceae. 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.[1]
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
- ↑ "Xanthosia Rudge". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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