Hovea
Encyclopedia
Hovea is a genus of perennial
shrub
s which are native
to Australia
. Species from this genus are occasionally cultivated as ornamental plant
s.
Species include:
The genus name honours Anton Pantaleon Hove, a Polish plant collector.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s which are native
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Species from this genus are occasionally cultivated as ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
s.
Species include:
- Hovea acanthocladaHovea acanthocladaHovea acanthoclada is a prickly shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to the south-west of Western Australia. It is erect and rigid in habit, growing to between 0.6 and 2 metres high The species has purple or blue flowers that appear between July and October in its native range. It occurs on rocky...
(Turcz.) F.Muell. - Thorny Hovea - Hovea acutifolia A.Cunn. ex G.Don - Northern Hovea
- Hovea angustissima I.Thomps.
- Hovea apiculata A.Cunn. ex G.Don
- Hovea arnhemica J.H.Ross
- Hovea asperifolia I.Thomps.
- Hovea beckeri F.Muell.
- Hovea chorizemifolia DC. - Holly-leaved Hovea
- Hovea clavata I.Thomps.
- Hovea corrickiae J.H.Ross
- Hovea cymbiformis I.Thomps.
- Hovea densivellosa I.Thomps.
- Hovea elliptica (Sm.) DC. - Tree Hovea
- Hovea graniticola I.Thomps.
- Hovea heterophylla A.Cunn. ex Hook.f.
- Hovea impressinerva I.Thomps.
- Hovea lanceolataHovea lanceolataHovea lanceolata is a shrub in the pea family, native to Australia. It grows up to 2 metres tall and is found on rocky areas, sandy soils and ridges. Usually growing west of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales and Queensland....
Sims - Hovea linearisHovea linearisHovea linearis is a slender shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to Australia. The upper leaves are narrow and long while the lower leaves are oval-shaped. Purple flowers are produced in the spring....
(Sm.) R.Br. - Common Hovea - Hovea longifolia R.Br. - Rusty Pods, Long-leaf Hovea
- Hovea longipes Benth.
- Hovea lorata I.Thomps.
- Hovea magnibracteaI.Thomps.
- Hovea montanaHovea montanaHovea montana, commonly known as Alpine Hovea, Mountain Hovea or Alpine Rusty-pods, is shrub species in the family Fabaceae, native to Australia. The species occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania....
(Hook.f.) J.H.Ross - Mountain Hovea, Alpine Rusty-pods, Alpine Hovea - Hovea nana I.Thomps. & J.H.Ross
- Hovea nitida I.Thomps.
- Hovea pannosaHovea pannosaHovea pannosa is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to Australia. It grows to 3 metres high and has leaves which are 10 to 80 mm long and 4 to 7 mm wide. These have dense hairs on the undersurface. Purple flowers are produced between August and September in the species native range.The species...
A.Cunn. ex Hook.f. - Hovea parvicalyx I.Thomps.
- Hovea pedunculata I.Thomps. & J.H.Ross
- Hovea planifolia (Domin) J.H.Ross
- Hovea pungens Benth. - Devil's Pins
- Hovea purpurea Sweet
- Hovea ramulosa A.Cunn. ex Lindl.
- Hovea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn. - Mountain Beauty
- Hovea similis I.Thomps.
- Hovea speciosa I.Thomps.
- Hovea stricta Meisn.
- Hovea tholiformis I.Thomps.
- Hovea trispermaHovea trispermaHovea trisperma is an evergreen shrub in the Fabaceae family.- Description :The common hovea is a perennial short stemmed woody shrub to tall, the foliage is needle-like green leaves....
Benth. - Common Hovea
The genus name honours Anton Pantaleon Hove, a Polish plant collector.