''Platysace'' is a
genus of woody perennial herbs and
subshrub
A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Der ...
s in the family
Apiaceae. The genus is endemic to
Australia
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.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by
Alexander von Bunge in 1845.
[ A 2021 ]molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study suggested that it is sister to rest of the family Apiaceae, and so does not belong to any of the four subfamilies into which the family is divided. It has been suggested that it could be placed in a subfamily of its own.
Species
Species include:Platysace anceps
''Platysace'' is a genus of woody perennial herbs and subshrubs in the family Apiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Alexander von Bunge in 1845. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that ...
'' (DC) C. Norman
*''Platysace arnhemica
''Platysace'' is a genus of woody perennial herbs and subshrubs in the family Apiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Alexander von Bunge in 1845. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that ...
'' Specht
*'' Platysace cirrosa'' Bunge (karna)
*'' Platysace clelandii'' (Maiden & Betche) L. A. S. Johnson
*''Platysace commutata
''Platysace commutata'' is a shrub that is endemic to Western Australia.
The shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between October and April producing white-cream and blue flowers.
Often found among quartzite rocks on hill tops and ...
'' (Turcz) C. Norman
*''Platysace compressa
''Platysace compressa'', commonly known as the tapeworm plant, is a perennial herb that is endemic to Western Australia.
The erect or ascending plant typically grows to a height of . It blooms between September and March producing white to cream ...
'' (Labill) C. Norman (tapeworm plant)
*'' Platysace deflexa'' (Turcz) C. Norman
*'' Platysace dissecta'' (Benth) C. Norman (dissected platysace)
*''Platysace eatoniae
''Platysace'' is a genus of woody perennial herbs and subshrubs in the family Apiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Alexander von Bunge in 1845. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that ...
'' (F. Muell) C. Norman
*'' Platysace effusa'' (Turcz) C. Norman
*'' Platysace ericoides (Spreng) C. Norman
*'' Platysace filiformis'' (Bunge) C. Norman
*'' Platysace flexuosa'' Turcz)
*'' Platysace haplosciadia'' (Benth) C. Norman
*'' Platysace heterophylla'' (Benth) C. Norman
*'' Platysace juncea'' (Bunge) C. Norman
*'' Platysace kochii'' L. A. S. Johnson
*'' Platysace lanceolata'' (Labill) Druce (shrubby platysace)
*'' Platysace linearifolia'' (Cav) C. Norman
*'' Platysace maxwellii'' (F. Muell) C. Norman (karno)
*'' Platysace pendula'' (Benth) C. Norman
*'' Platysace ramosissima'' (Benth) C. Norman
*'' Platysace saxatilis'' Keighery
*'' Platysace stephensonii'' (Turcz) C. Norman
*'' Platysace tenuissima'' (Benth) C. Norman
*'' Platysace teres'' (Bunge) C. Norman
*''Platysace valida
''Platysace'' is a genus of woody perennial herbs and subshrubs in the family Apiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Alexander von Bunge in 1845. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that ...
'' (F. Muell) F. Muell
*''Platysace xerophila
''Platysace'' is a genus of woody perennial herbs and subshrubs in the family Apiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Alexander von Bunge in 1845. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that ...
'' L. A. S. Johnson
References
External links
Western Australian Flora
Apiaceae genera
Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge
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