''Macarthuria'' is a genus of dicotyledonous plants belonging to the family

Macarthuriaceae Macarthuriaceae is a family of plants in the order Caryophyllales and consists of a single genus, ''Macarthuria''. Description Macarthuriaceae are rigid or wiry, rush-like herbs or subshrubs with green stems and reduced leaves. The small flowers ...

, and consists of about 9 species which are endemic to Australia.

Description

Plants in the genus, ''Macarthuria'', are rigid or wiry herbs or subshrubs.Jacobs, S.W.L. & J. Highet, J. (1999
PlantNET: ''Macarthuria''.
National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia. The leaves are usually basal, with short petioles, with leaves on the stems being alternate and reduced to scales. The flowers are small and have stems. The outer perianth whorl is 5-partite and persists persistent, and the inner perianth is 5-lobed and petaloid, or absent. The flowers have 8 stamens whose filaments are united at the base. The ovary is 3-locular and superior, with each locule having 1-3 ovules. There are three styles and the placentation is basal. The fruit is a capsule and dehisces in 3 valves. The seeds have arils.

Accepted species

(according to Plants of the World Online)Govaerts, R. et al. (2018
Plants of the world online: ''Macarthuria''.
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
'' Macarthuria apetala'' Harv.
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Macarthuria australis ''Macarthuria australis'' is an erect or spreading, wiry shrub, in the family Macarthuriaceae endemic to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area ...

'' Hügel ex

Endl. Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804, Pressburg, Bratislava (Pozsony) – 28 March 1849, Vienna) was an Austrian Empire, Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botan ...

'' Macarthuria complanata'' E.M.Ross
'' Macarthuria ephedroides''

C.T.White Cyril Tenison ("C.T.") White (17 August 1890 – 15 August 1950) was an Australian botanist. Early life White was born in Brisbane to Henry White, a trade broker, and Louisa ''nee'' Bailey. He attended school at South Brisbane State School, an ...

'' Macarthuria georgeana'' Keighery
'' Macarthuria intricata'' Keighery
'' Macarthuria keigheryi'' Lepschi
'' Macarthuria neocambrica''

F.Muell. Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vic ...

'' Macarthuria vertex'' Lepschi

Etymology

''Macarthuria'' is named to honour Sir

William Macarthur The Honourable Sir William Macarthur (December 1800 – 29 October 1882) was an Australian botanist and vigneron. He was one of the most active and influential horticulturists in Australia in the mid-to-late 19th century. Among the first vitic ...

(1800 – 1882), son of Captain John Macarthur.Friends of Queen Park: ''Macarthuria keigheryi''.
Retrieved 10 December 2018.

References

{{taxonbar, from=Q10322712 Caryophyllales genera Plants described in 1837 Taxa named by Charles von Hügel Taxa named by Stephan Endlicher Caryophyllales