Backhousia

Backhousia citriodora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
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: Backhousieae
Genus: Backhousia
Species: B. angustifolia – B. bancroftii – B. citriodora – B. enata – B. gundarara – B. hughesii – B. kingii – B. leptopetala – B. myrtifolia – B. oligantha – B. sciadophora – B. subargentea – B. tetraptera

Name

Backhousia Hook. & Harv., Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4133 (1845).

• Type species: B. citriodora Hook. & Harv.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Choricarpia Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 472 (1928).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. & Harvey, W.H. 1845. Botanical Magazine t. 4133.

Additional references

• McVaugh, R. 1956. Nomenclatural Notes on Myrtaceae and Related Families. Taxon 5: 138.

Links

• Backhousia in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2020. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2020 Seopt. 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Backhousia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Backhousia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Feb 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Backhousia. Published online. Accessed: 10 Feb 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Backhousia. Accessed: 10 Feb 2023.

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