Scholtzia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[1][2] The genus was first described by Schauer in 1843,[3][4] who named it in honour of the physician Heinrich Scholtz.[4] The type species is Scholtzia obovata.[4]
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| Scholtzia oligandra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Chamelaucieae |
| Genus: | Scholtzia Schauer |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Piptandra Turcz. | |
Species include:
- Scholtzia capitata Benth.
- Scholtzia ciliata F.Muell.
- Scholtzia drummondii Benth.
- Scholtzia eatoniana C.A.Gardner
- Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce - Spiked scholtzia
- Scholtzia laxiflora Benth.
- Scholtzia leptantha Benth.
- Scholtzia obovata (DC.) Schauer
- Scholtzia oligandra Benth. - Pink scholtzia
- Scholtzia parviflora F.Muell.
- Scholtzia spatulata (Turcz.) Benth.
- Scholtzia teretifolia Benth.
- Scholtzia uberiflora F.Muell.
- Scholtzia umbellifera F.Muell.
See also
edit- Rye, B.L. (2019). "An update to the taxonomy of the Western Australian genera of the Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. 6. Scholtzia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 30: 33–86. doi:10.58828/nuy00903.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scholtzia.
- ^ "Scholtzia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Scholtzia Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- ^ "Scholtzia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c Schauer, J.C. (1843). "Genera Myrtacearum nova vel denuo recognita". Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. 17: 241.
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