Lasiopetalum
| Lasiopetalum | |
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| Lasiopetalum behrii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Tribe: | Lasiopetaleae |
| Genus: | Lasiopetalum Sm.[1] |
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Lasiopetalum, commonly known as velvet bushes,[2] is a genus of about forty-five species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, all endemic to Australia.
Description
Most species of Lasiopetalum are spreading or prostrate, many-branched shrubs. Commonly known as velvet bushes, they derive their common name from the pubescent (finely-furred) nature of the stems, leaves and flowers. Their leaves are generally arranged alternately on the stems. The flowerheads are either axillary or terminal. The flowers are small, the five-lobed calyces are hairy and the petals tiny.[2]
The genus is allied to the genera Guichenotia and Thomasia. The greatest diversity of species is in Western Australia,[2] where 24 species are found, of which 8 are endemic to the region.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus Lasiopetalum was first formally described in 1798 by
Distribution and habitat
Species occur in lowland
Use in horticulture
The genus is rarely cultivated, although many species have flushes of attractive reddish hairy new growth, and several were cultivated in England in the 19th century.[2]
Species list
The following is a list of Lasiopetalum species, accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at December 2020:[7]
- Lasiopetalum adenotrichum R.A.Meissn. & Rathbone (W.A.)
- W.Fitzg.- narrow-leaved lasiopetalum (W.A.)
- Steetz- slender velvet bush (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., Tas.)
- Lasiopetalum behrii F.Muell. - pink velvet-bush (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., W.A.)
- Benth.- Helena velvet bush (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum cardiophyllum Paust (W.A.)
- C.F.Wilkins(W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum compactum Paust (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum cordifolium Endl. (W.A.)
- E.Pritz.(W.A.)
- Hook.– coast velvet bush (W.A., S.A., Tas.)
- Lasiopetalum drummondii Benth. (W.A.)
- E.M.Benn.& K.A.Sheph. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum ferrugineum Sm. – rusty velvet-bush (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
- Lasiopetalum fitzgibbonii F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum floribundum Benth. - free-flowering lasiopetalum (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum glabratum Paust (W.A.)
- Lindl.) F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Steud.(W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum joyceae Blakely (N.S.W.)
- Lasiopetalum laxiflorum (Benth.) F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum lineare Paust (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum longistamineum Maiden & Betche (N.S.W.)
- Lasiopetalum macrophyllum Graham - shrubby velvet bush (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
- Lasiopetalum maxwellii F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum membranaceum (Steud.) Benth. (W.A.)
- Hook.f.– Tasmanian velvetbush (Tas.)
- Lasiopetalum microcardium E.Pritz. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum molle Benth. - soft-leaved lasiopetalum (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum monticola Paust (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum ogilvieanum F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum oldfieldii F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum oppositifolium F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum parviflorum Rudge (N.S.W., Qld.)
- Lasiopetalum parvuliflorum F.Muell. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum pterocarpum E.M.Benn. & K.A.Sheph. – wing-fruited lasiopetalum (W.A.)
- Turcz.(W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum rosmarinifolium (Turcz.) Benth. (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum rotundifolium Paust (W.A.)
- R.Br.ex Benth. (N.S.W.)
- Lasiopetalum schulzenii (F.Muell.) Benth. – drooping velvet-bush (S.A., Vic.)
- Lasiopetalum x tepperiF.Muell. (S.A.)
- Lasiopetalum trichanthera K.A.Sheph. & C.F.Wilkins (W.A.)
- Lasiopetalum venustum K.A.Sheph. & C.F.Wilkins (W.A.)
References
- ^ "Lasiopetalum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-85091-589-9.
- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Lasiopetalum". APNI. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Smith, James Edward (1798). "The Characters of Twenty New Genera of Plants". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 4: 216–217. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- doi:10.1071/SB02015.
- ^ "Lasiopetalum Sm". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 December 2020.