Biology:Xerothamnella

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Short description: Genus of Acanthaceae plants

Xerothamnella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Xerothamnella
C.T.White[1]
Species

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Xerothamnella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to Queensland, Australia.[2] A molecular study shows that it is nested within Peristrophe.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Xerothamnella herbacea R.M.Barker
  • Xerothamnella parvifolia C.T.White

References

  1. Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 55: 72 (1944)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Xerothamnella C.T.White". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1029-1. 
  3. Kiel, Carrie A.; Daniel, Thomas F.; Darbyshire, Iain; McDade, Lucinda A. (2017). "Unraveling relationships in the morphologically diverse and taxonomically challenging "justicioid" lineage (Acanthaceae: Justicieae)". Taxon 66 (3): 645–674. doi:10.12705/663.8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q9096650 entry