Westringia is a genus of Australian shrubs. As with other members of the mint family their upper petal (or lip) is divided into two lobes. There are four stamens - the upper two are fertile while the lower two are reduced to staminodes. The leaves are in whorls of 3 or 4.[1]
| Westringia | |
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| Westringia fruticosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Prostantheroideae |
| Genus: | Westringia Sm. |
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| Range of the genus | |
Distribution
editWestringia has been found in the wild in all 6 states of Australia, as well as on Norfolk Island, but not in the Northern Territory.[2]
Species list
editThe following is a list of the species of Westringia described and recognised by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families at Kew Gardens[2][3]
- Westringia acifolia G.R.Guerin (W.A.)
- Westringia amabilis B.Boivin (N.S.W., Qld.)
- Westringia angustifolia R.Br. - scabrous westringia (Tas.)
- Westringia blakeana B.Boivin - Blake's mint-bush
- Westringia brevifolia Benth. - greater shortleaf westringia
- Westringia capitonia G.R.Guerin
- Westringia cephalantha F.Muell.
- Westringia cheelii Maiden & Betche
- Westringia crassifolia N.A.Wakef. - whipstick westringia (Vic.)
- Westringia cremnophila N.A.Wakef. - Snowy River westringia (Vic.)
- Westringia dampieri R.Br. - shore westringia (W.A.)
- Westringia davidii B.J.Conn - David's westringia
- Westringia discipulorum S.Moore - white button bush
- Westringia eremicola A.Cunn. ex Benth. - slender westringia
- Westringia fitzgeraldensis R.W.Davis & Jobson
- Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce - coastal rosemary
- Westringia glabra R.Br. - violet westringia
- Westringia grandifolia Benth.
- Westringia kydrensis B.J.Conn - Kydra westringia
- Westringia longepedunculata B.Boivin
- Westringia longifolia R.Br. - long-leaved westringia
- Westringia lucida B.Boivin - shining westringia
- Westringia lurida Gand.
- Westringia ophioglossa R.W.Davis & Jobson
- Westringia parvifolia C.T.White & W.D.Francis
- Westringia rigida R.Br. - stiff westringia
- Westringia rubiifolia R.Br. - sticky westringia
- Westringia rupicola S.T.Blake
- Westringia saxatilis B.J.Conn
- Westringia senifolia F.Muell. - alpine westringia
- Westringia sericea B.Boivin - silky rosemary; native rosemary
- Westringia tenuicaulis C.T.White & W.D.Francis - tufted westringia
- Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer - Lord Howe westringia
References
edit- ^ Guerin, G.R. (2009). A revision of Westringia section Cephalowestringia (Lamiaceae: Westringieae). Australian Systematic Botany 22: 121-136.
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "Westringia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
External links
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