Synaphea
They are small shrubs, with pinnate leaves and bright yellow inflorescences.
The name was first published in 1810, devised by Robert Brown from the Greek for union or connection, describing an anomaly in the structure of the flower.
56 species are recognised:
Synaphea acutiloba Meisn. - Granite SynapheaSynaphea aephynsa A.S.George Synaphea bifurcata A.S.George Synaphea boyaginensis A.S.George Synaphea brachyceras R.Butcher Synaphea canaliculata A.S.George Synaphea cervifolia A.S.George Synaphea constricta A.S.George Synaphea cuneata A.S.George Synaphea damopsis A.S.George Synaphea decorticans Lindl. Synaphea decumbens A.S.George Synaphea diabolica R.Butcher Synaphea divaricata (Benth.) A.S.George Synaphea drummondii Meisn. Synaphea endothrix A.S.George Synaphea favosa R.Br. Synaphea flabelliformis A.S.George Synaphea flexuosa A.S.George Synaphea floribunda A.S.George Synaphea gracillima Lindl. Synaphea grandis A.S.George Synaphea hians A.S.George Synaphea incurva A.S.George Synaphea interioris A.S.George Synaphea intricata A.S.George Synaphea lesueurensis A.S.George Synaphea macrophylla A.S.George Synaphea media A.S.George Synaphea nexosa A.S.George Synaphea obtusata (Meisn.) A.S.George Synaphea odocoileops A.S.George Synaphea oligantha A.S.George Synaphea otiostigma A.S.George Synaphea oulopha A.S.George Synaphea pandurata R.Butcher Synaphea panhesya A.S.George Synaphea parviflora A.S.George Synaphea petiolaris R.Br. - SynapheaSynaphea pinnata Lindl. - Helena SynapheaSynaphea platyphylla A.S.George Synaphea polymorpha R.Br. - Albany SynapheaSynaphea polypodioides R.Butcher Synaphea preissii Meisn. Synaphea quartzitica A.S.George Synaphea rangiferops A.S.George Synaphea recurva A.S.George Synaphea reticulata (Sm.) Druce Synaphea sparsiflora A.S.George Synaphea spinulosa (Burm.f.) Merr. Synaphea stenoloba A.S.George Synaphea tamminensis A.S.George Synaphea trinacriformis R.Butcher Synaphea tripartita A.S.George Synaphea whicherensis A.S.George Synaphea xela R.Butcher Distribution and habitat The genus is endemic to Western Australia. It is widespread in the Southwest Botanic Province, and almost never found outside it.
