Scholtzia

Scholtzia
Scholtzia oligandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Scholtzia
Schauer
Species

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Synonyms

Piptandra Turcz.

Scholtzia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[1][2] The genus was first described by Schauer in 1843,[3][4] who named it in honour of the physician Heinrich Scholtz.[4] The type species is Scholtzia obovata.[4]

Species include:

  1. ^ "Scholtzia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ Scholtzia Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  3. ^ "Scholtzia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ^ a b c Schauer, J.C. (1843). "Genera Myrtacearum nova vel denuo recognita". Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. 17: 241.