Lysinema

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Epacridoideae
Tribus: Epacrideae
Genus: Lysinema
Species: L. ciliatum – L. conspicuum – L. elegans – L. fimbriatum – L. lasianthumlasianthum – L. pentapetalum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lysinema in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 30. Reference page.

Name

Lysinema R. Br. Prodr. 552. (1810)

Type species: Lysinema pentapetalum R.Br. Prodr. 552. (1810)

References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 552.[1]

Additional references

Crayn, D.M., Kron, K. & Potter, B. 2014. Typification of some names in Epacridoideae (Ericaceae). Telopea 17: 319–321. DOI: 10.7751/telopea20147924 Full text PDF Reference page.
Thiele, K.R. 2009. A new circumscription for Lysinema ciliatum (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Epacrideae) and reinstatement of L. pentapetalum. Nuytsia 19: 265–275.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Lysinema. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 30. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lysinema in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lysinema. Published online. Accessed: May 30 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Lysinema. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 30.

Vernacular names

Lysinema is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.[1]

The species, which are all endemic to the south west of Western Australia, include:[2]

Lysinema ciliatum R.Br. - Curry Flower[1][3]
Lysinema conspicuum R.Br.
Lysinema elegans Sond.
Lysinema fimbriatum F.Muell.
Lysinema lasianthum R.Br.
Lysinema pentapetalum R.Br.[3]

The genus was formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown.[1]
References

"Lysinema". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
"Lysinema". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Thiele, Kevin R. (2009). "A new circumscription for Lysinema ciliatum (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Epacrideae) and reinstatement of L. pentapetalum" (PDF). Nuytsia. 19:2: 265–275.