Wilsonia (plant)

Wilsonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Wilsonia R.Br.^[1]
Species
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Wilsonia is a genus of perennial subshrubs in the family Convolvulaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia, occurring in coastal saltmarshes and also occasionally in inland saline areas.^[2]

The genus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.^[1] The name honours John Wilson, author of A Synopsis of British Plants.^[2]

Species include:

Wilsonia backhousei Hook.f.^[1] - Narrow-leaf Wilsonia
Wilsonia humilis R.Br.^[1] - Silky Wilsonia
Wilsonia ovalifolia Hook.^[1]
Wilsonia rotundifolia (Benth.) Summerh.^[1] - Round-leaf Wilsonia

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wilsonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
1 2 Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.

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