Rhodanthe
Encyclopedia
Rhodanthe is a genus
of flowering plant
s within the daisy family Asteraceae
, endemic to Australia
.
The name Rhodanthe is derived from Greek
rhodon, rose and anthos, flower.
Many Rhodanthe species were formerly classed under different genera, including Helipterum
, Podotheca
, Acroclinium and Waitzia
.
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 within the daisy family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
, 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...
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
rhodon, rose and anthos, flower.
Many Rhodanthe species were formerly classed under different genera, including Helipterum
Helipterum
Helipterum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Many of the species which were formerly included in this genus have now been transferred to other genera including:*Anemocarpa*Chrysocephalum*Erymophyllum*Gilberta...
, Podotheca
Podotheca
Podotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. All species are endemic to Western Australia, except for Podotheca angustifolia which occurs across the south of Australia.Species include:...
, Acroclinium and Waitzia
Waitzia
Waitzia is a genus of everlasting-daisies from the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to Australia, where it grows in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.-Species:...
.
Species
- Rhodanthe anthemoidesRhodanthe anthemoidesRhodanthe anthemoides, commonly known as Chamomile Sunray, is a perennial species of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Australia. Plants have multiple stems rising from the base which reach up to 40 cm high and spread to 60 cm wide...
(Sieber ex Spreng.) Paul G.Wilson - Rhodanthe ascendens Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe battii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe charsleyae (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe chlorocephala (Turcz.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe citrina (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe collina Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe condensata (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe corymbiflora (Schltdl.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe corymbosa (A.Gray) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe cremea Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe diffusa (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe floribunda (DC.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe forrestii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe frenchii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe fuscescens (Turcz.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe gossypina Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe haigii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe heterantha (Turcz.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe humboldtiana (Gaudich.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe laevis (A.Gray) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe manglesii Lindl.
- Rhodanthe maryonii (S.Moore) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe microglossa (Maiden & Betche) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe moschata (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe nullarborensis Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe oppositifolia (S.Moore) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe pollackii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe polycephala (A.Gray) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe polygalifolia (DC.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe polyphylla (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe propinqua (W.Fitzg.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe psammophila Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe pygmaea (DC.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe rubella (A.Gray) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe rufescens Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe sphaerocephala Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe spicata (Steetz) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe sterilescens (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe stricta (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe stuartiana (Sond. & F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe tietkensii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe troedelii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
- Rhodanthe uniflora (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson