''Lambertia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s, belonging to the family
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family (biology), family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genus, genera with about 1,660 known species. Australia and South Africa have the greatest concentr ...
. It is endemic to
Australia
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.
The genus was named in 1798 by
Sir James Edward Smith in honour of English botanist
Aylmer Bourke Lambert
Aylmer Bourke Lambert (2 February 1761 – 10 January 1842) was a British botanist, one of the first fellows of the Linnean Society.
Early life
Aylmer Bourke Lambert was born at Bath, England, Bath, England on 2 February 1761, the son of E ...
.
The ''Lambertias'' are sclerophyllous shrubs or small trees. The common name, wild honeysuckle, is due to the flowers, which are asymmetrical with a long floral tube and tightly rolled lobes, in red, orange, yellow and green.
Species
There are ten species, nine of which are endemic to the
South West, and one, ''L. formosa'', found in the
Central Coast,
Blue Mountains and
Southern Highlands regions of
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
.
They are as follows:
References
FloraBase - the Western Australian flora - ''Lambertia''*
Proteaceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
Proteales of Australia
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