Verticordia staminosa
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Verticordia staminosa is a species of shrub found in Western Australia
, describing an infraspecific arrangement of subspecies and varieties. The specific epithet refers to its characteristic stamens, more prominent than other species of Verticordia
.
The arrangement of the species was separated by Alex George
1991 to a monotypic section of Verticordia subg. Chrysoma
as Verticordia sect. Synandra. The placement of associated taxa may be summarised as,
The populations are restricted to granite outcrops, no conservation status is applied to the species, but each is gazetted as occurring at a single or scattered sites. All are nominated to listings as rare and vulnerable to extinction.
The type collection for the species was made in 1961, at Wongan Hills
by Harry Butler
, the authors of the description were George and Charles Austin Gardner in 1963. George's revision names two varieties, based on later collections, the type specimens for V. staminosa subsp. cylindracea A.S. George var. cylindracea (1991) were "gathered near Pingaring" and for V. staminosa subsp. cylindracea var. cylindracea A.S. George (1991) "north-west of Newdegate
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Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, describing an infraspecific arrangement of subspecies and varieties. The specific epithet refers to its characteristic stamens, more prominent than other species of Verticordia
Verticordia
Verticordia, a genus of the Myrtaceae family, are woody shrubs with small and exquisite flowers. They are mostly found in Southwest Australia, with several outlier species in northern regions. A revision of the genus in 1991 produced a classification within Verticordia of 3 subgenera, 24 sections,...
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The arrangement of the species was separated by Alex George
Alex George
Alexander Segger George is a Western Australian botanist. He is the authority on the plant genera Banksia and Dryandra...
1991 to a monotypic section of Verticordia subg. Chrysoma
Verticordia subg. Chrysoma
Verticordia subg. Chrysoma is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia.This subgenus contains seven sections, classifying twenty one species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement...
as Verticordia sect. Synandra. The placement of associated taxa may be summarised as,
- VerticordiaVerticordiaVerticordia, a genus of the Myrtaceae family, are woody shrubs with small and exquisite flowers. They are mostly found in Southwest Australia, with several outlier species in northern regions. A revision of the genus in 1991 produced a classification within Verticordia of 3 subgenera, 24 sections,...
- V. sect. ChrysomaVerticordia sect. ChrysomaVerticordia sect. Chrysoma is a section of Verticordia that describes a group of four shrub species. The section is contained by a subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma, in Alex George's 1991 revision of the genus. The type species for this section is Verticordia acerosa.The species described as...
- V. sect. Jugata
- V. sect. Unguiculata
- V. sect. Sigalantha
- V. sect. ChrysorhoeVerticordia sect. ChrysorhoeVerticordia sect. Chrysorhoe is a section of Verticordia that describes a group of four shrub species. The section is contained by a subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma, in Alex George's 1991 revision of the genus. The sections name, which may refer to the flowers, is derived from Greek, chryso-...
- V. sect. Cooloomia
- V. sect. Synandra
- V. staminosa
- V. staminosa subsp. staminosa
- V. staminosa var. cylindracea
- V. staminosa var. erecta
- V. staminosa
- V. sect. Chrysoma
The populations are restricted to granite outcrops, no conservation status is applied to the species, but each is gazetted as occurring at a single or scattered sites. All are nominated to listings as rare and vulnerable to extinction.
The type collection for the species was made in 1961, at Wongan Hills
Wongan Hills
Wongan Hills is a range of low flat-topped hills in the Avon Wheatbelt biogeographic region of Western Australia. It is located at , in northern parts of the Avon Wheatbelt biogeographic region....
by Harry Butler
Harry Butler
William Henry "Harry" Butler CBE is an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant. He is a populariser of science and natural history for both child and adult audiences and, as conservation consultant to the Barrow Island oilfield and many other projects, has played a major role in...
, the authors of the description were George and Charles Austin Gardner in 1963. George's revision names two varieties, based on later collections, the type specimens for V. staminosa subsp. cylindracea A.S. George var. cylindracea (1991) were "gathered near Pingaring" and for V. staminosa subsp. cylindracea var. cylindracea A.S. George (1991) "north-west of Newdegate
Newdegate, Western Australia
Newdegate is a townsite in the great southern agricultural region, 399 km south-east of Perth and 52 km east of Lake Grace in Western Australia. The townsite was gazetted in 1925 and honours Sir Francis Newdegate, the Governor of Western Australia from 1920 to 1924...
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