Alyogyne
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Alyogyne is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the family Malvaceae
which are endemic to Australia. Its species were formerly in the genus Hibiscus
but were split off starting in 1863 with H. hakaeifolius. In 1915 Lewton transferred H. cuneiformis and in Fryxell (1968) H. pinonianus and H. huegelii followed. A recent revision has created many new species.
The name Alyogyne comes from the Greek words "alytos" (undivided) and "gyne" (female). "Gyne" referers to the styles which are female parts of a flower. In Hibiscus, the style is branched below the stigmas but in Alyogyne it is undivided.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
which are endemic to Australia. Its species were formerly in the genus Hibiscus
Hibiscus
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world...
but were split off starting in 1863 with H. hakaeifolius. In 1915 Lewton transferred H. cuneiformis and in Fryxell (1968) H. pinonianus and H. huegelii followed. A recent revision has created many new species.
The name Alyogyne comes from the Greek words "alytos" (undivided) and "gyne" (female). "Gyne" referers to the styles which are female parts of a flower. In Hibiscus, the style is branched below the stigmas but in Alyogyne it is undivided.
Species include:
- Alyogyne angulata
- Alyogyne angustiloba
- Alyogyne coronopifolia
- Alyogyne cuneiformis (Coastal Hibiscus)
- Alyogyne hakeifoliaAlyogyne hakeifoliaAlyogyne hakeifolia is a flowering plant found in southern regions of Australia. The plant is similar to a Hibiscus and was assumed to be part of that genus for many years. It is known to have been cultivated in England since the mid nineteenth century.-Description:An erect shrub, up to three...
- Alyogyne huegeliiAlyogyne huegeliiAlyogyne huegelii is a flowering plant found in the Southwest botanical province of Western Australia, extending along its entire coastline....
(Lilac Hibiscus) - Alyogyne lilacina
- Alyogyne multifida
- Alyogyne pinoniana (Sand Hibiscus)
- Alyogyne purpurea
- Alyogyne pyrrhophila
- Alyogyne wrayae