Ristantia

Summary

Ristantia is a group of plants in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1982.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to the State of Queensland in Australia.[4]

Ristantia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Kanieae
Genus: RistantiaPeter G.Wilson & J. T. Waterh.[1]
Species[5]
  1. Ristantia gouldii Peter G. Wilson & B. Hyland - a tree species listed as vulnerable[6]
  2. Ristantia pachysperma (F.Muell. & F.M.Bailey) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
  3. Ristantia waterhousei Peter G.Wilson & B.Hyland

References edit

  1. ^ Ristantia, US Department of Agriculture Germplasm Resources Information Network
  2. ^ Wilson, Peter Gordon & Waterhouse, John Teast. 1982. A review of the genus Tristania R.Br. (Myrtaceae): a heterogeneous assemblage of five genera. Australian Journal of Botany 30: 442-443
  3. ^ Tropicos, Ristantia Peter G. Wilson & J.T. Waterh.
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Leaf oils of the genera Barongia, Mitrantia, Sphaerantia and Ristantia (Myrtaceae). Brophy, Joseph J, Goldsack, Robert J, Forster, Paul I, Journal of Essential Oil Research: JEOR, Jul/Aug 2003
  6. ^ Ristantia gouldii Australian Government Department of the Environment, Biodiversity Species Profile and Threat Database

External links edit

  • Ristantia image search on www.flickr.com