Wittsteinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Alseuosmiaceae. The genus was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1861.[1] The name honours Dr Georg Christian Wittstein, the author of an etymological dictionary used as a reference by Mueller.[2]
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| Wittsteinia vacciniacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Alseuosmiaceae |
| Genus: | Wittsteinia F.Muell. |
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The genus comprises three species:[3]
- Wittsteinia balansae (Baill.) Steenis from New Caledonia
- Wittsteinia papuana (Steen.) Steen. – from Papua New Guinea
- Wittsteinia vacciniacea F.Muell. – Baw Baw berry, from Victoria, Australia
References
edit- ^ "Wittsteinia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
- ^ Kadereit, Joachim W.; Jeffrey C. (2007). Eudicots ; Asterales. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-31050-1. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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