Seringia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Lasiopetaleae
Genus: Seringia
Species: S. adenogyna – S. adenolasia – S. arborescens – S. botak – S. cacaobrunnea – S. collina – S. corollata – S. denticulata – S. elliptica – S. exastia – S. hermanniifolia – S. hillii – S. hookeri – S. integrifolia – S. katatona – S. macrantha – S. nephrosperma – S. saxatilis – S. undulata
Name

Seringia J.Gay, Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 442. (1821), nom. cons.

Type species: Seringia arborescens Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(Suppl. 2): 646. (1917) = Seringia platyphylla J.Gay, Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 443 (1821) nom. illeg. superfl.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Gaya Spreng.
Keraudrenia J.Gay

References

Gay, J. 1821. Mémoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 7: 442.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Seringia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Seringia. 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 online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Seringia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Seringia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec. 2020.

Seringia is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the most conspicuous part of the flower.[2]

The following is a list of Seringia species recognised by the Australian Plant Census as at 30 November 2019:[1]

Seringia adenogyna C.F.Wilkins
Seringia adenolasia F.Muell.
Seringia arborescens W.T.Aiton
Seringia cacaobrunnea C.F.Wilkins
Seringia collina (Domin) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock
Seringia corollata Steetz
Seringia denticulata (C.T.White) C.F.Wilkins
Seringia elliptica C.F.Wilkins
Seringia exastia (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock
Seringia grandiflora F.Muell.
Seringia hermanniifolia F.Muell.
Seringia hillii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell.
Seringia hookeriana (Walp.) F.Muell.
Seringia integrifolia (Steud.) F.Muell.
Seringia katatona (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock
Seringia lanceolata Steetz
Seringia nephrosperma F.Muell.
Seringia saxatilis C.F.Wilkins
Seringia undulata C.F.Wilkins
Seringia velutina (Steetz) F.Muell.

References

"Seringia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Harden, Gwen J. "Seringia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 10 December 2019.