Asterolasia
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Asterolasia is a genus
of shrubs in the family Rutaceae
which are endemic to Australia.
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 shrubs in the family Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Rutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, is a family of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents...
which are endemic to Australia.
Species include:
- Asterolasia asteriscophoraAsterolasia asteriscophoraAsterolasia asteriscophora, commonly known as Lemon Starbush, is a shrub species in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Australia. The flowers, which appear in spring, are normally yellow though a white-flowering subspecies is found in Emerald, Victoria....
(F.Muell. Druce) - Lemon Starbush - Asterolasia buckinghamii (Blakely) Blakely
- Asterolasia buxifolia Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
- Asterolasia correifolia (Juss.Antoine Laurent de JussieuAntoine Laurent de Jussieu was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today.-Life:...
) Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
- Asterolasia drummondii Paul G.Wilson - Gairdner Range Starbush
- Asterolasia elegans L.McDougall & Porteners
- Asterolasia grandiflora (Hook.William Jackson HookerSir William Jackson Hooker, FRS was an English systematic botanist and organiser. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He enjoyed the friendship and support of Sir Joseph Banks for his exploring,...
) Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
- Asterolasia hexapetalaAsterolasia hexapetalaAsterolasia hexapetala is a shrub in the family Rutaceae. The species is endemic to the Warrumbungles in New South Wales in Australia. The Asterolasia grows to about 1.5 meters in height, mainly along water and Sclerophyll forest/woodlands in lower altitudes.The name originates from the Ancient...
(Juss.Antoine Laurent de JussieuAntoine Laurent de Jussieu was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today.-Life:...
) DruceGeorge Claridge DruceGeorge Claridge Druce, MA, LLD, JP, FRS, FLS was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford.G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. He was the illegitimate son of Jane Druce, born 1815 in Buckinghamshire.He went to school in the village of Yardley Gobion....
- Asterolasia muricata J.M.BlackJohn McConnell BlackJohn McConnell Black was a Scottish botanist who emigrated to Australia in 1877 and eventually documented and illustrated thousands of flora in South Australia in the early 20th century. His publications assisted many botanists and scientists in the decades that followed...
- Asterolasia nivea (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson - Bindoon Starbush
- Asterolasia pallida Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
- Asterolasia phebalioides F.Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
- Downy Starbush - Asterolasia rivularis Paul G.Wilson
- Asterolasia rupestris B.J.Mole
- Asterolasia squamuligera (Hook.William Jackson HookerSir William Jackson Hooker, FRS was an English systematic botanist and organiser. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He enjoyed the friendship and support of Sir Joseph Banks for his exploring,...
) Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
- Asterolasia trymalioidesAsterolasia trymalioidesAsterolasia trymalioides is a shrub in the family Rutaceae. The species is endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre high. Leaves are 3 to 8 mm long and 2 to 4 mm wide and are shiny green above and covered with white to brown hairs underneath.The edges are revolute...
F.Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
- Alpine Starbush