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Austronea

Austronea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, found in Namibia and South Africa. It is sister to Fusifilum.

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Austronea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Urgineeae
Genus: Austronea
Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig1
Species

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Austronea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, found in Namibia and South Africa.2 It is sister to Fusifilum.3

Species

Currently accepted species include:2

  • Austronea acarophylla (E.Brink & A.P.Dold) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & A.P.Dold
  • Austronea barkerae (Oberm. ex J.C.Manning & Goldblatt) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
  • Austronea chalumnensis (A.P.Dold & E.Brink) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & A.P.Dold
  • Austronea ciliolata (J.C.Manning & J.M.J.Deacon) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
  • Austronea densiflora Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & A.P.Dold
  • Austronea fimbrimarginata (Snijman) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
  • Austronea grandiflora Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
  • Austronea hispidoplicata Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & M.Á.Alonso
  • Austronea linearis Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & A.P.Dold
  • Austronea marginata (Thunb.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
  • Austronea olifanta Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & M.Á.Alonso
  • Austronea papillosa Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & M.Á.Alonso
  • Austronea patersoniae Mart.-Azorín, A.P.Dold & M.B.Crespo
  • Austronea pinguis Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & M.Á.Alonso
  • Austronea pulchromarginata (J.C.Manning & Goldblatt) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
  • Austronea trichophylla (Mart.-Azorín, A.P.Dold & M.B.Crespo) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & A.P.Dold
  • Austronea vermiformis (J.C.Manning & Goldblatt) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
  • Austronea virens (Schltr.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
References

References

  1. Phytotaxa 365: 105 (2018)
  2. "Austronea Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. Martínez-Azorín, Mario; Crespo, Manuel B.; Alonso-Vargas, María Á.; Dold, Anthony P.; Crouch, Neil R.; Pfosser, Martin; Mucina, Ladislav; Pinter, Michael; Wetschnig, Wolfgang (2019). "New combinations in the tribe Urgineeae (Asparagaceae subfam. Scilloideae) with comments on contrasting taxonomic treatments". Phytotaxa. 397 (4): 291. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.397.4.3. hdl:10045/90168. S2CID 108729358.