Maireana

Maireana
Maireana sedifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Camphorosmoideae
Tribe: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Maireana
Moq.[1][2]

Maireana is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus Kochia. The genus was described in 1840 by the botanist, Moquin-Tandon and named to honour Joseph François Maire (1780-1867), an amateur botanist who befriended him during the author's first visit to Paris in 1834.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The type species is Maireana tomentosa.[1]

Species include:[8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference apni was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Moquin-Tandon, A. (1840). Chenopodearum monographica enumeratio.
  3. ^ Fournier, Eugene, Rapport sur l'herbier de M. le Docteur E. Cosson. (1867) [1]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference elliott was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "FloraBase Maireana". the Western Australian flora. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ^ Moquin-Tandon, A. (1841). "De genere Maireana". Annales des sciences naturelles. Série 2. 15: 96–98.
  7. ^ Moquin-Tandon, Alfred. Marcel Rolland(editor.) Un naturaliste à Paris sous Louis-Philippe: journal de voyage inédit (1834) 1944.
  8. ^ "Maireana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-09.