''Stackhousia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of annual and perennial plants in the family
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the sta ...
that are native to
Australia,
New Zealand
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,
Malesia
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and
Micronesia
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. The genus was first described by
James Edward Smith James Edward Smith may refer to:
* James Edward Smith (botanist), English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society
* James Edward Smith (murderer), American murderer
* James Edward Smith (politician), Canadian businessman and mayor of Toronto
* ...
in ''
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
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'' in 1798.
It was formerly placed in
Stackhousiaceae, but under the
APG II
The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Gr ...
system this family has been folded into Celastraceae.
Species include:
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Stackhousia annua''
W.R.Barker
*''
Stackhousia aspericocca''
Schuch.
*''
Stackhousia clementii''
Domin
*''
Stackhousia dielsii''
Pamp. - Yellow stackhousia
*''Stackhousia gunnii''
Hook.f. now ''
Stackhousia subterranea''
*''
Stackhousia huegelii''
Endl.
*''
Stackhousia intermedia''
F.M.Bailey
*''
Stackhousia megaloptera''
F.Muell.
*''
Stackhousia minima''
Hook.f.
*''
Stackhousia monogyna
''Stackhousia monogyna'', commonly known as creamy stackhousia or creamy candles,is a flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a small multi-stemmed plant with narrow leaves and terminal spikes of white, cream or yellow flowers. It is a ...
''
Labill. - Creamy candles, creamy stackhousia
*''
Stackhousia muricata''
Lindl.
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Stackhousia pubescens''
A.Rich. - Downy stackhousia
*''
Stackhousia pulvinaris''
F.Muell. - Alpine stackhousia
*''
Stackhousia scoparia''
Benth.
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Stackhousia spathulata''
Sieber ex Spreng.
*''
Stackhousia stratfordiae''
W.R.Barker & Cockerton
*''
Stackhousia subterranea''
W.R.Barker - Gunn's mignonette, grasslands candles
*''
Stackhousia tryonii''
F.M.Bailey
*''
Stackhousia umbellata''
C.A.Gardner & A.S.George
*''
Stackhousia viminea''
Sm. - Slender stackhousia
References
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Celastrales genera
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