Seringia is a genus of about 18 species of plants in the family Malvaceae. Species of Seringia are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Madagascar.[2] They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the most conspicuous part of the flower.[3]
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| Seringia arborescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Byttnerioideae |
| Tribe: | Lasiopetaleae |
| Genus: | Seringia J.Gay (1821)[1] |
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The following is a list of Seringia species recognised by the Plants of the World Online:[2]
- Seringia adenogyna C.F.Wilkins – skinny-leaved fire-bush (Western Australia)
- Seringia adenolasia F.Muell. – northern Northern Territory and north-central Queensland
- Seringia arborescens W.T.Aiton – southeastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales
- Seringia botak Cheek – New Guinea
- Seringia cacaobrunnea C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
- Seringia collina (Domin) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Queensland
- Seringia corollata Steetz – northeastern Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales
- Seringia denticulata (C.T.White) C.F.Wilkins – Queensland and New South Wales
- Seringia exastia (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Western Australia
- Seringia hermanniifolia F.Muell. – northwestern and western Western Australia
- Seringia hillii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. – Queensland and New South Wales
- Seringia hookeriana (Walp.) F.Muell. – Western Australia and Northern Territory
- Seringia integrifolia (Steud.) F.Muell. – Western Australia and Northern Territory
- Seringia × katatona (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Western Australia
- Seringia macrantha (Baill.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Madagascar
- Seringia nephrosperma F.Muell. – New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia
- Seringia saxatilis C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
- Seringia undulata C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
- Seringia velutina (Steetz) F.Muell. – Western Australia
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seringia.
- ^ "Seringia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ a b Seringia J.Gay. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Harden, Gwen J. "Seringia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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