Macropidia

Macropidia
Macropidia fuliginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Subfamily: Conostylidoideae
Genus: Macropidia
J.Drumm. ex Harv.
Species:
M. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Macropidia fuliginosa

Macropidia fuliginosa, the sole species of genus Macropidia, is a perennial rhizomatous flowering plant. A relation of the kangaroo paws, Anigozanthus, which are also endemic to Southwest Australia, it is referred to as the black kangaroo paw. Bearing unusual black and green flowers, it occurs on a coastal plain from Perth to Geraldton.[1]

  1. ^ Kangaroo Paws Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-09-29.