Scholtzia

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Scholtzia
Scholtzia oligandra
Scholtzia oligandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Scholtzia
Schauer
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Piptandra Turcz.

Scholtzia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The genus was first described by Schauer in 1843, who named it in honour of the physician Heinrich Scholtz.

Species include:

  • Scholtzia capitata Benth.
  • Scholtzia ciliata F.Muell.
  • Scholtzia drummondii Benth.
  • Scholtzia eatoniana C.A.Gardner
  • Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce - Spiked Scholtzia
  • Scholtzia laxiflora Benth.
  • Scholtzia leptantha Benth.
  • Scholtzia oligandra Benth. - Pink Scholtzia
  • Scholtzia parviflora F.Muell.
  • Scholtzia spatulata (Turcz.) Benth.
  • Scholtzia teretifolia Benth.
  • Scholtzia uberiflora F.Muell.
  • Scholtzia umbellifera F.Muell.

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