Mirbelia

Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia.[2]

Mirbelia
Mirbelia rubiifolia
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Mirbelia

Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Dichosema Benth.

Species

Mirbelia comprises the following species:[3][4][5]

  • Mirbelia aotoides F.Muell.
  • Mirbelia baueri (Benth.) J.Thompson
  • Mirbelia confertiflora Pedley
  • Mirbelia densiflora C.A.Gardner
  • Mirbelia depressa E.Pritz.
  • Mirbelia dilatata R.Br.—Holly-leaved Mirbelia
  • Mirbelia floribunda Benth.—Purple Mirbelia
  • Mirbelia granitica Crisp & J.M.Taylor
  • Mirbelia longifolia C.A.Gardner
  • Mirbelia microphylla (Turcz.) Benth.
  • Mirbelia multicaulis (Turcz.) Benth.
  • Mirbelia ovata Meissner
  • Mirbelia oxylobioides F.Muell.—Mountain Mirbelia
  • Mirbelia platylobioides (DC.) J.Thompson
  • Mirbelia pungens Don—Prickly Mirbelia
  • Mirbelia ramulosa (Benth.) C.A.Gardner
  • Mirbelia rhagodioides Crisp & J.M.Taylor
  • Mirbelia rubiifolia (Andr.) G.Don—Heathy Mirbelia
  • Mirbelia seorsifolia (F.Muell.) C.A.Gardner
  • Mirbelia speciosa DC.
    • subsp. ringrosei (Bailey) Pedley
    • subsp. speciosa DC.
  • Mirbelia spinosa (Benth.) Benth.
  • Mirbelia stipitata Crisp & J.M.Taylor
  • Mirbelia subcordata Turcz.
  • Mirbelia taxifolia C.A.Gardner
  • Mirbelia trichocalyx Domin
  • Mirbelia viminalis (A. Cunn. ex Benth.) C.A.Gardner

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[5]

  • Mirbelia angustifolia Graham
  • Mirbelia aphylla F.Muell.
  • Mirbelia aspera Turcz.
  • Mirbelia baxteri Lindl.
  • Mirbelia cordata Pritz.
  • Mirbelia daviesioides Benth.
  • Mirbelia grandiflora Aiton ex Hook.
  • Mirbelia ilicifolia Regel
  • Mirbelia jeanae Blakely
  • Mirbelia meissneri Hook.
  • Mirbelia oxyclada F.Muell.
  • Mirbelia pulchella Meisn.
  • Mirbelia racemosa Turcz.

References

  1. Smith, James Edward (1805). "Remarks on the generic characters of the decandrous Papilionaceous plants of New Holland". Annals of Botany. 1 (3): 501–512, page 511.
  2. "Mirbelia Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Mirbelia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Mirbelia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. "The Plant List entry for Mirbelia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

Further reading

  • Crisp, Michael. "Mirbelia". Australian National University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.
  • Marchant, N. G.; et al. (1987). Flora of the Perth Region, Part 2. Perth, Australia: Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Agriculture (Western Australia). ISBN 978-0-7244-8982-4.


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