Waitzia

Waitzia
Waitzia acuminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Inuleae[1]
Genus: Waitzia
J.C.Wendl. 1808 not Rchb. 1828 (Iridaceae)
Synonyms[2]
  • Helichrysum sect. Waitzia (J.C.Wendl.) Baill.

Waitzia is a genus of Australian plants in the everlasting-daisies within the sunflower family. The genus is native to Australia, where it grows in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.[3]

Species[1]
  1. Waitzia acuminata Steetz - Orange Immortelle
  2. Waitzia corymbosa J.C.Wendl
  3. Waitzia nitida (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson - Golden Waitzia
  4. Waitzia podolepis (Gaudich.) Benth.
  5. Waitzia suaveolens (Benth.) Druce - Fragrant Waitzia
formerly included[1]

see Haptotrichion Pterochaeta Rhodanthe

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. The International Plant Names Index
  3. Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1808. Collectio Plantarum 2: 13

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