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Verreauxia (plant)

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Verreauxia
Verreauxia reinwardtii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Verreauxia
Benth.
Species

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Verreauxia is a genus of plants of the family Goodeniaceae.[1] It includes species native to Australia and surrounding islands. The genus is named after Jules P. Verreaux (1807–73), a French ornithologist and naturalist.[2] Plants are insect-pollinated and hermaphroditic.[2] Species include Verreauxia dyeri, Verreauxia paniculata, Verreauxia reinwardtii, Verreauxia verreauxii and Verreauxia villosa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Verreauxia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "Florabase, australia".
  3. ^ "Florabase species list".