''Lambertia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s, belonging to the family
Proteaceae. It is endemic to
Australia.
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 on 2 February 1761, the son of Edmund Lambert ...
.
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
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, and one, ''L. formosa'', found in the
Central Coast,
Blue Mountains and
Southern Highlands regions of
New South Wales
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.
They are as follows:
References
FloraBase - the Western Australian flora - ''Lambertia''
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Proteaceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
Proteales of Australia
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