''Quoya'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

and is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. Plants in this genus are shrubs with five

petal Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...

s joined to form a tube-shaped flower with four

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...

s of unequal lengths.

Description

Plants in the genus ''Quoya'' are

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s densely covered with woolly hairs. The leaves are simple, egg-shaped to almost circular, arranged in opposite pairs and covered with branched hairs. The flowers are arranged in groups of 3 to 7, often forming short spikes and exhibit left-right symmetry. There are five

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...

s which are joined at their base, forming a short tube and five

s forming a straight or slightly curved tube with five lobes on the end, the upper lobes shorter than the lower ones. There are four

s with the lower pair having reduced fertility. The fruit is a

drupe In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ...

with the sepals remaining attached.

Taxonomy and naming

The genus was first described by

Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré (September 4, 1789 – January 16, 1854) was a French botanist. Biography Gaudichaud was born in Angoulême, to J-J. Gaudichaud and Rose (Mallat) Gaudichaud. He studied pharmacology informally at Cognac and Angoulême, ...

in 1828 and the description was published in his book ''Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne''. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

is '' Quoya cuneata''. The name of the genus (''Quoya'') honours the surgeon, zoologist and friend of Gaudichaud-Beaupré,

Jean René Constant Quoy Jean René Constant Quoy (10 November 1790 in Maillé, Vendée, Maillé – 4 July 1869 in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Rochefort) was a French naval surgeon, zoologist and anatomist. In 1806, he began his medical studies at the school of naval ...

. The species of ''Quoya'' are: * ''

Quoya atriplicina ''Quoya atriplicina'', commonly known as saltbush foxglove, is a flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a bushy shrub with its branches and leaves densely covered with a layer of hairs, giving th ...

'' (

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 Victo ...

) B.J.Conn & M.J.Henwood * '' Quoya cuneata'' Gaudich. * ''

Quoya dilatata ''Quoya'' may refer to: * ''Quoya'' (gastropod) a genus of air-breathing sea slugs in the family Onchidiidae * ''Quoya'' (plant), a genus of Australian plants in the family Lamiaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' (F.Muell.) B.J.Conn & M.J.Henwood * ''

Quoya loxocarpa ''Quoya'' may refer to: * ''Quoya'' (gastropod) a genus of air-breathing sea slugs in the family Onchidiidae * ''Quoya'' (plant), a genus of Australian plants in the family Lamiaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' (F.Muell.) B.J.Conn & M.J.Henwood * ''

Quoya oldfieldii ''Quoya'' may refer to: * ''Quoya'' (gastropod) a genus of air-breathing sea slugs in the family Onchidiidae * ''Quoya'' (plant), a genus of Australian plants in the family Lamiaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' F.Muell. * ''

Quoya paniculata ''Quoya'' may refer to: * ''Quoya'' (gastropod) a genus of air-breathing sea slugs in the family Onchidiidae * ''Quoya'' (plant), a genus of Australian plants in the family Lamiaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' F.Muell. * ''

Quoya verbascina ''Quoya verbascina'', commonly known as golden bush, is a flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with its branches and leaves densely covered with woolly hairs. The leaves are ofte ...

'' (F.Muell.) B.J.Conn & M.J.Henwood

Distribution

All species of ''Quoya'' are endemic to Western Australia.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q22105351 Lamiaceae genera Lamiales of Australia Taxa named by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré