Coleanthera

Coleanthera is a historically recognised genus of 3 species in the family Ericaceae and was endemic to Western Australia.

The genus was first described in 1859 by Sergei Sergeyevich Sheglejev.[1][2] The name Coleanthera is derived from the Ancient Greek words coleos, meaning "a scabbard of a sword" and anthera meaning "an anther", alluding to the arrangement of the anthers, joined around the style, which protrudes like the hilt of a sword.[3]

  1. ^ Stschegleew, S.S. (1859). "Descriptio Epacridearum Novarum". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 32 (1): 4.
  2. ^ "Coleanthera". APNI. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780958034180.