Paragonis

Paragonis grandiflora is a plant species, endemic to the Southwest of Western Australia.

Paragonis
Flowering stem
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Paragonis
J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant x
Species:
P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Paragonis grandiflora
Synonyms

Agonis grandiflora Benth.

Taxonomy

Paragonis grandiflora was described as Agonis grandiflora by George Bentham in 1867, and remained so until it was segregated in 2007 to a monotypic genus, Paragonis, by Judy Wheeler and Neville Marchant.[1][2]

Description

A shrub, growing to a height around one metre, with many stems in an erect and open habit. Flowers are white to pink, appearing between July and August to November. The species occurs on a variety of gravel or stony soils and clays over granite or laterite.[3]

References

  1. J. R. Wheeler; N G Marchant (2007). "A revision of the Western Australian genus Agonis (Myrtaceae) and two new segregate genera Taxandria and Paragonis" (PDF). Nuytsia. 16 (2): 393–433. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730294.
  2. "Myrtaceae Paragonis J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". www.ipni.org. IPNI. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. Spooner, Amanda. "Paragonis grandiflora (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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