Mirbelia
Encyclopedia
Mirbelia is the botanical name of a plant genus
belonging to the Fabaceae
family
. It is endemic to Australia
, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
belonging to the Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It is endemic 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...
, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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Species
- Mirbelia aotoides F. Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
- Mirbelia baueriMirbelia baueriMirbelia baueri is a low shrub, between 20 and 50 cm tall. Sometimes seen in the form of mats on the heathland floor. Typical of many of the Australian pea plants, yellow and red flowers form in late winter or spring. Flowers are 10 to 12 mm long, forming from the leaf axils near the end...
(Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
) J. Thompson - Mirbelia confertiflora Pedley
- Mirbelia densiflora C.A.Gardner
- Mirbelia depressa E. Pritz.
- Mirbelia dilatata R. Br.Robert Brown (botanist)Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...
- Holly-leaved Mirbelia - Mirbelia floribunda Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
- Purple Mirbelia - Mirbelia granitica Crisp & J.M. Taylor
- Mirbelia longifolia C.A.Gardner
- Mirbelia microphylla (Turcz.Nicolai Stepanovitch TurczaninowPorphir Kiril Nicolai Stepanowitsch Turczaninow was a Ukrainian-Russian botanist who first identified several genera, and many species of plants...
) Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :... - Mirbelia multicaulis (Turcz.) Benth.
- Mirbelia ovata Meisn.
- Mirbelia oxylobioidesMirbelia oxylobioidesMirbelia oxylobioides is an erect and spreading shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia.-Description:The species grows to 3 metres in height and has stems covered with soft downy hairs. The pointed leaves are narrow and ovate and arranged in pairs. They are 2 to 10 mm long and 1...
F.Muell. - Mountain Mirbelia - Mirbelia pungens A.Cunn. ex G. Don - Prickly Mirbelia
- Mirbelia racemosa Turcz.
- Mirbelia ramulosa (Benth.) C.A.Gardner
- Mirbelia rhagodioides Crisp & J.M.Taylor
- Mirbelia reticulata Sm.James Edward SmithSir James Edward Smith was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.Smith was born in Norwich in 1759, the son of a wealthy wool merchant. He displayed a precocious interest in the natural world...
- Mirbelia rubiifoliaMirbelia rubiifoliaMirbelia rubiifolia is a small and spreading shrub in the family Fabaceae. Heath Mirbelia is endemic to Australia. It is found in sclerophyll forest and woodlands, as well as heath on sandy soils on the coast or tablelands, often in areas liable to inundation...
(Andr.) G.Don - Heathy Mirbelia - Mirbelia seorsifolia (F.Muell.) C.A.Gardner
- Mirbelia speciosaMirbelia speciosaMirbelia speciosa is a small plant in the pea family found in eastern Australia. It features relatively large purple flowers in winter and spring. Leaves form in groups of three....
Sieber ex DC. - Mirbelia spinosa (Benth.) Benth.
- Mirbelia viminalis (A. Cunn.Allan Cunningham (botanist)Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.- Early life :...
ex Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
) C.A.Gardner