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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
- 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
- Section Pencillaris
- Section Pilocosta
- Section Catocalypta
- Section Platandra
- Section Recondita
- Section Intricata
[edit] References
- 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
- George (Berndt), Elizabeth A.; Margaret Pieroni (illustrations) (2002). Verticordia: the turner of hearts. Crawley: University of Western Australia Press, 104, 105. ISBN 1 876 268 46 8.
