| Paragonis | |
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| Flowering stem | |
Scientific classification
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Paragonis grandiflora (
Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
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| Synonyms | |
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Agonis grandiflora Benth. | |
Paragonis grandiflora is a plant species, endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Myrtaceae Paragonis J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". www.ipni.org. IPNI. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Paragonis grandiflora (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ 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.