''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are

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to the south west of

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. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by

Jaques Étienne Gay Jaques Étienne Gay (1786 in Switzerland – 1864) was a Swiss-French botanist, civil servant, collector and taxonomist. His name is associated with plants in standardised botanical nomenclature, e.g. ''Crocus sieberi'' J.Gay. He was the most fam ...

in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. The first species Gay described was ''

Guichenotia ledifolia ''Guichenotia ledifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a densely-branched shrub that typically grows to a height of and has leaves long. Its flower ...

''. The genus name honours Antoine Guichenot, gardener's boy on the 1801–1803 French scientific voyage to Australia under

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Species list

The following species of ''Guichenotia'' are accepted by the

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as at 22 March 2022: *''

Guichenotia alba ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' Keighery *''

Guichenotia angustifolia ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

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Turcz. Nikolai Stepanovich Turczaninow ( ru , Николай Степанович Турчанинов, 1796 in Nikitovka, now in Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia – 1863 in Kharkov) was a Russian botanist and plant collector who ...

) Druce *'' Guichenotia anota''

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Guichenotia apetala ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

A.S.George Alexander Segger George (born 4 April 1939) is a Western Australian botanist. He is the authority on the plant genera ''Banksia'' and ''Dryandra''. The "bizarre" Restionaceae genus '' Alexgeorgea'' was named in his honour in 1976. Early life A ...

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Guichenotia asteriskos ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins *''

Guichenotia astropletha ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins *''

Guichenotia basiviridis ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins *''

Guichenotia glandulosa ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins *''

Guichenotia impudica ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins *'' Guichenotia intermedia'' C.F.Wilkins *''

'' J.Gay *''

Guichenotia macrantha ''Guichenotia macrantha'', commonly known as large-flowered guichenotia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a shrub with grey-green leaves, mauve flowers and is endemic to Western Australia. Description ''Gu ...

'' Turcz. - large-flowered guichenotia *''

Guichenotia micrantha ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

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Steetz Joachim Steetz (12 November 1804 – 24 March 1862) was a German botanist. His herbarium, comprising more than 5000 specimens from over 160 collectors and 30 countries was purchased in 1863 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Muelle ...

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Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...

- small-flowered guichenotia *''

Guichenotia quasicalva ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins *''

Guichenotia sarotes ''Guichenotia sarotes'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a small, spindly shrub to high with blue-mauve, pink, or white flowers. Flowering occurs from July to November. This guichenotia grows in a variety of soil ...

'' Benth. *''

Guichenotia seorsiflora ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins *''

Guichenotia tuberculata ''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle''. ...

'' C.F.Wilkins

References

FloraBase - the Western Australian flora: ''Guichenotia''
Byttnerioideae Rosids of Western Australia Malvales of Australia Malvaceae genera {{Australia-rosid-stub