Mirbelia
| Mirbelia | |
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| Mirbelia rubiifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Mirbelioids |
| Genus: | Mirbelia Sm.[1] |
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Mirbelia is a plant
Description
Plants in the genus Mirbelia are prickly shrubs with spiny branchlets or sharply-pointed leaves. The leaves are simple with the edges turned down or rolled under, sometimes absent, or sometimes with small stipules at the base. The flowers are arranged in leaf axils or on the ends of branches, either singly or in clusters or racemes sometimes with small bracts, sometimes with small bracteoles. The sepals are joined at the base with five overlapping teeth, the two upper teeth usually wider than the lower three and fused for most of their length. The petals are usually yellow, orange, purplish or bluish, the standard petal more or less round to kidney-shaped and longer than the wings and keel. The fruit is an inflated pod containing two or more black, shiny seeds.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
The genus Mirbelia was first formally described in 1895 by James Edward Smith in his book, the Annals of Botany and the first species described was Mirbelia reticulata, now known as Mirbelia rubiifolia.[5][6] The genus name honours Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel.[7]
Species list
The following is a list of species of Mirbelia accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at June 2022:[8]
- Mirbelia aotoides F.Muell. (Qld.)
- Mirbelia balsiformis R.Butcher (W.A.)
- Mirbelia baueri (Benth.) J.Thomps. (Qld.)
- Mirbelia confertiflora Pedley (Qld., N.S.W.)
- Mirbelia corallina R.Butcher (W.A.)
- C.A.Gardner(W.A.)
- E.Pritz.(W.A.)
- R.Br.— holly-leaved mirbelia
- Mirbelia ferricola R.Butcher (W.A.)
- Lindl.— purple mirbelia (W.A.)
- Mirbelia granitica Crisp & J.M.Taylor (W.A.)
- Mirbelia longifolia C.A.Gardner (W.A.)
- Turcz.) Benth. (W.A.)
- Mirbelia multicaulis (Turcz.) Benth. (W.A.)
- Meisn.(W.A.)
- Mirbelia oxylobioides F.Muell. — mountain mirbelia (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.)
- DC.) Joy Thomps. (N.S.W.)
- G.Don— prickly mirbelia (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic.)
- Mirbelia ramulosa (Benth. ex Lindl.) C.A.Gardner (W.A., N.T.)
- Mirbelia rhagodioides Crisp & J.M.Taylor (W.A.)
- Mirbelia rubiifolia (Andrews) G.Don — heathy mirbelia (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
- Mirbelia seorsifolia (F.Muell.) C.A.Gardner (W.A.)
- Mirbelia speciosa Sieber ex DC.
- Mirbelia speciosa subsp. ringrosei (F.M.Bailey) Pedley (Qld., N.S.W.)
- Mirbelia speciosa subsp. speciosa DC.
- Mirbelia speciosa subsp. ringrosei (
- Mirbelia spinosa (Benth.) Benth. (W.A.)
- Mirbelia stipitata Crisp & J.M.Taylor (W.A.)
- Mirbelia subcordata Turcz. (W.A.)
- Mirbelia taxifolia C.A.Gardner (W.A.)
- Mirbelia trichocalyx Domin (W.A.)
- Mirbelia viminalis (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) C.A.Gardner (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
References
- ^ a b "Mirbelia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Jeanes, Jeff A. "Mirbelia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Porteners, Marianne F. "Mirbelia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Mirbelia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, James Edward (1805). Annals of Botany. London. pp. 511–512. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Mirbelia Sm". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
Further reading
- Crisp, Michael. "Mirbelia". Australian National University. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.
- Marchant, N. G.; et al. (1987). Flora of the Perth Region, Part 2. Perth, Australia: Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Agriculture (Western Australia). ISBN 978-0-7244-8982-4.