Baeckea

Baeckea grandiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Baeckea
Species: B. brevifolia – B. diosmifolia – B. elderiana – B. frutescens – B. gunniana – B. imbricata – B. kandos – B. latifolia – B. leptocaulis – B. leptophylla – B. linifolia – B. muricata – B. omissa – B. pentagonantha – B. robusta – B. staminosa – B. subcuneata – B. trapeza – B. utilis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Baeckea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 18. Reference page.

Name

Baeckea L. Sp. Pl. 1: 358 (1753)

• Type species: Baeckea frutescens L. Sp. Pl. 1: 358 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Tjongina Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 611 (1763)
  • Jungia Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 175(–176), t. 35, fig. 5 (1788), nom. illeg. hom. – non Jungia L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 58, 390 (1781) [1782], nom. et orth. cons. – nec Jungia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum.: 47 (1759), nom. rej.
  • Mollia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 420 (1791), nom. illeg.
  • Imbricaria Sm., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 257 (1797), nom. illeg.
  • Neuhofia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 439 (1812)
  • Allostis Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 104 (1838)
  • Murrinea Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 104 (1838)
  • Schidiomyrtus Schauer, Linnaea 17: 237 (1843)
  • Drosodendron M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 1: 140 (1846)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 358. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rye, B.L. 2021. Austrobaeckea, a new south-western Australian genus of Myrtaceae (Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). Nuytsia 32: 173–197. PDF. Reference page. 
• Rye, B.L. 2022. An expanded circumscription and revision of the Western Australian genus Balaustion (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). Nuytsia 33: 149–204. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Baeckea. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 28 2018.
• Baeckea in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2018. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2018 Jan. 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Baeckea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr. 29. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Baeckea.

Vernacular names

مصرى: بيكيا
čeština: Bekea
മലയാളം: ബേക്കിയ
русский: Беккея
中文: 岗松属

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