Beaufortia (plant)

Beaufortia
B. orbifolia growing near Ravensthorpe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Melaleuceae
Genus: Beaufortia
R.Br.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Beaufortia sect. Eubeaufortia Schauer nom. inval.
  • Beaufortia sect. Eubeaufortia Schauer nom. inval.
  • Beaufortia sect. Eubeaufortia Schauer nom. inval.
  • Beaufortia sect. Schizopleura Lindl.
  • Beaufortiae Lindl. orth. var.
  • Beaufortiae sect. Schizopleura Lindl. orth. var.
  • Schizopleura (Lindl.) Endl.

Beaufortia is a genus of woody shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Southwest Australia. The genus Beaufortia is closely related to Melaleuca, Calothamnus, Regelia and several others, differing mainly in the way the anthers are attached to the stalks of the stamens, and in the way they open to release their pollen. Beaufortia anthers are attached at one end and open by splitting at the other.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Corymbia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference APC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rye, Barbara Lynette (2009). "An interim key to the Western Australian tribes and genera of Myrtaceae" (PDF). Nuytsia. 19 (2): 313–323. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ^ Fagg, Murray. "Myrtaceae illustrations". Australian National Botanic Garden. Retrieved 17 August 2015.