Acidonia microcarpa is a species of shrub in the plant family Proteaceae. It is the only species in the genus Acidonia. It is endemic to the south coast of the Southwest Botanic Province of Western Australia.
| Acidonia | |
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| Acidonia microcarpa at Lake Jasper, D'Entrecasteaux National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Persoonioideae |
| Tribe: | Persoonieae |
| Genus: | Acidonia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs |
| Species: | A. microcarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acidonia microcarpa | |
It was originally published by Robert Brown in 1810 as a species of Persoonia. In 1975, Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson and Barbara G. Briggs erected the genus Acidonia, transferring a great many Persoonia species into it. Later, the circumscription of Acidonia was changed to include only A. microcarpa.
However, phylogenetic studies indicate that Acidonia is nested in the larger genus Persoonia,[1] where it was once included
References
edit- ^ Holmes, G. D., Weston, P. H., Murphy, D. J., Connelly, C., & Cantrill, D. J. (2018). The genealogy of geebungs: phylogenetic analysis of Persoonia (Proteaceae) and related genera in subfamily Persoonioideae. Australian Systematic Botany, 31(2), 166–189.
- "Acidonia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Acidonia microcarpa (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Acidonia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Acidonia microcarpa (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Acidonia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- "Acidonia microcarpa (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
External links
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