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Stackhousia

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Stackhousia
Stackhousia monogyna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Stackhousia
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Species

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Synonyms

Plokiostigma Schuch.

Stackhousia is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the family Celastraceae[1] that are native to Australia, New Zealand, Malesia and Micronesia. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London in 1798.

It was formerly placed in Stackhousiaceae, but under the APG II system this family has been folded into Celastraceae.

Species include:

References

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  1. ^ "Family: Celastraceae R. Br., nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  • "Stackhousia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  • "Stackhousia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 2008-02-03.