Opercularia
Encyclopedia
Opercularia is a genus
of perennials and subshrub
s in the family Rubiaceae
. There are about 15 species, all of which are endemic to Australia
. Many of the species have an unpleasant odour.
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 perennials and subshrub
Subshrub
A subshrub or dwarf shrub is a short woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a similar term.It is distinguished from a shrub by its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10–20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or persisting...
s in the family Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
. There are about 15 species, all of which are endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Many of the species have an unpleasant odour.
Species include:
- Opercularia acolytantha Diels
- Opercularia apiciflora A.Juss.
- Opercularia aspera Gaertn. - Coarse Stinkweed
- Opercularia diphylla Gaertn.
- Opercularia echinocephala Benth. - Bristly-headed Stinkweed
- Opercularia hirsuta Benth. - Silky-haired Stinkweed
- Opercularia hispidula Endl. - Hairy Stinkweed, Hispid Stinkweed
- Opercularia liberiflora F.Muell.
- Opercularia ovata Hook.f.
- Opercularia rubioides A.Juss.
- Opercularia scabrida Schltdl.
- Opercularia spermacocea A.Juss.
- Opercularia vaginata A.Juss. - Dog Weed
- Opercularia varia Hook.f. - Variable Stinkweed
- Opercularia volubilis Benth. - Twining Stinkweed