Verticordia subg. Verticordia

Verticordia subg. Verticordia is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia. This subgenus contains eleven sections, classifying thirty six species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement. A number of anatomical features differentiate the contained species from the other two subgenera.

Verticordia subg. Verticordia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Verticordia
Subgenus: Verticordia subg. Verticordia
Section

11 sections: see text

Verticordia subg. Verticordia
Section Verticordia
the type species for this section, and the genus, is Verticordia plumosa
Section Corymbiformis
the type species for this section, closely related to Verticordia sect. Verticordia, is Verticordia brownii
Section Micrantha
Section Infuscata
Section Elachoschista
containing a single species, Verticordia verticordina
Section Penicillaris
Section Pilocosta
Section Catocalypta
Section Platandra
Section Recondita
containing a single species, Verticordia humilis
Section Intricata

References

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  • "Verticordia DC. subg. Verticordia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  • Schauer, J.C. (1843) Monographia Myrtacearum Xerocarpicarum: 199
  • George, A.S. (1991) New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Nuytsia 7(3): 282
  • Elizabeth A. (Berndt) George; Margaret Pieroni (illustrator) (2002). Verticordia: the turner of hearts. Crawley: University of Western Australia Press. pp. 104, 105. ISBN 978-1-876268-46-6.