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Maireana
''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 by the botanist, Moquin-Tandon and named to honour Joseph François Maire (1780-1867), an amateur botanist who befriended him during the author's first visit to Paris in 1834.Fournier, Eugene, Rapport sur l'herbier de M. le Docteur E. Cosson. (1867/ref>Moquin-Tandon, Alfred. Marcel Rolland(editor.) Un naturaliste à Paris sous Louis-Philippe: journal de voyage inédit (1834) 1944. The type species is '' Maireana tomentosa''. Species include: *'' Maireana amoena'' (Diels) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana aphylla'' (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson- Cotton bush or leafless bluebush *'' Maireana appressa'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana astrotricha'' (L.A.S.Johnson) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana atkinsiana'' (W.Fitzg.) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana brevifolia' ...
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Maireana Diffusa
''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 by the botanist, Moquin-Tandon and named to honour Joseph François Maire (1780-1867), an amateur botanist who befriended him during the author's first visit to Paris in 1834.Fournier, Eugene, Rapport sur l'herbier de M. le Docteur E. Cosson. (1867/ref>Moquin-Tandon, Alfred. Marcel Rolland(editor.) Un naturaliste à Paris sous Louis-Philippe: journal de voyage inédit (1834) 1944. The type species is ''Maireana tomentosa''. Species include: *''Maireana amoena'' (Diels) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana aphylla'' (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson- Cotton bush or leafless bluebush *''Maireana appressa'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana astrotricha'' (L.A.S.Johnson) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana atkinsiana'' (W.Fitzg.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Maireana brevifolia'' ( ...
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Maireana Campanulata
''Maireana '' is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia. Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus ''Kochia''. The genus was described in 1840 by the botanist, Moquin-Tandon and named to honour Joseph François Maire (1780-1867), an amateur botanist who befriended him during the author's first visit to Paris in 1834.Fournier, Eugene, Rapport sur l'herbier de M. le Docteur E. Cosson. (1867/ref>Moquin-Tandon, Alfred. Marcel Rolland(editor.) Un naturaliste à Paris sous Louis-Philippe: journal de voyage inédit (1834) 1944. The type species is ''Maireana tomentosa''. Species include: *''Maireana amoena'' (Diels) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana aphylla'' (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson- Cotton bush or leafless bluebush *''Maireana appressa'' (Benth.) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana astrotricha'' (L.A.S.Johnson) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana atkinsiana'' (W.Fitzg.) Paul G.Wilson *''Maireana brevifolia'' (R ...
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