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Wilsonia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Convolvulaceae

Order
  
Solanales

Rank
  
Genus

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Wilsonia is a genus of perennial subshrubs in the family Convolvulaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia, occurring in coastal saltmarshes and also occasionally in inland saline areas.

The genus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. The name honours John Wilson, author of A Synopsis of British Plants.

Species include:

  • Wilsonia backhousei Hook.f. - Narrow-leaf Wilsonia
  • Wilsonia humilis R.Br. - Silky Wilsonia
  • Wilsonia ovalifolia Hook.
  • Wilsonia rotundifolia (Benth.) Summerh. - Round-leaf Wilsonia

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    Wilsonia (plant) Wikipedia
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