Templetonia
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Templetonia is a genus
of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae
. They are native to Australia
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The genus is named in honour of John Templeton
, an Irish naturalist and botanist.
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 plants in the family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. They are native 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...
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The genus is named in honour of John Templeton
John Templeton (botanist)
John Templeton was an early Irish naturalist and botanist. He is often referred to as the "Father of Irish Botany". He was the father of naturalist, artist and entomologist Robert Templeton.-Biography:...
, an Irish naturalist and botanist.
Species include:
- Tempetonia aculeata
- Templetonia battii
- Templetonia biloba
- Templetonia drummondii
- Templetonia egena - Round Templetonia
- Templetonia hookeri
- Templetonia incana
- Templetonia neglecta
- Templetonia retusa - Cockies Tongues
- Templetonia stenophyllaTempletonia stenophyllaTempletonia stenophylla, commonly known as Leafy Templetonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia....
- Leafy Templetonia - Templetonia smithiana
- Templetonia sulcata - Centipede Bush