Taxandria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Leptospermeae
Genus: Taxandria
Species (11): T. angustifolia – T. callistachys – T. conspicua – T. floribunda – T. fragrans – T. inundata – T. juniperina – T. linearifolia – T. marginata – T. parviceps – T. spathulata
Name

Taxandria J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant, 2007

Type species: Taxandria marginata (Labill.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant, Nuytsia 16: 425 (2007)

References
Primary 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. Nuytsia 16(2): 393–433. Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Taxandria is a group of plants in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 2007.[2][1][3] The entire genus is endemic to Western Australia, growing near the coast in the South West corner of the State.[4]

Most species of Taxandria generally growing as tall shrubs, but Taxandria juniperina grows to tree size (up to 27m) and Taxandria linearifolia can grow as a small tree (up to 5m in height).[5]

species[4]

Taxandria angustifolia (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria callistachys J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria floribunda (Turcz.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria fragrans (J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria inundata J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria juniperina (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria linearifolia (DC.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria marginata (Labill.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria parviceps (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Taxandria spathulata (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant

References

Australian Plant Name Index
Wheeler, J.R. & Marchant, N.G., (2007) A revision of the Western Australian genus Agonis (Myrtaceae) and two new segregate genera Taxandria and Paragonis. Nuytsia 16(2): 406-407
Tropicos, Taxandria (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"Taxandria Genus - FloraBase - The West Australian Flora". 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.