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 about 18 species of plants in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
. Species of ''Seringia'' are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Madagascar.''Seringia'' J.Gay ''
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
''. Retrieved 24 June 2023. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the most conspicuous part of the flower.
The following is a list of ''Seringia'' species recognised by the
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
F.Muell.
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria (state), Vic ...
– northern Northern Territory and north-central Queensland
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Seringia arborescens
''Seringia arborescens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub or small tree with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves and cream-coloured or greenish-white flower ...
'' W.T.Aiton – southeastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales
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Seringia botak
''Seringia '' is a genus of about 18 species of plants in the family Malvaceae. Species of ''Seringia'' are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Madagascar.Seringia cacaobrunnea'' C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
* '' Seringia collina'' ( Domin) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Queensland
* '' Seringia corollata'' Steetz – northeastern Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales
* '' Seringia denticulata'' ( C.T.White) C.F.Wilkins – Queensland and New South Wales
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Seringia exastia
''Seringia exastia'', also known as fringed fire-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to northern Western Australia. It is an erect, compact shrub with hairy young branches, narrowly egg-shaped, elliptic or ...
'' (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Western Australia
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Seringia hermanniifolia
''Seringia hermanniifolia'', commonly known as crinkle-leaved firebush, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low-growing or prostrate, suckering shrub with hairy n ...
'' F.Muell. – northwestern and western Western Australia
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Seringia hillii
''Seringia hillii'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a single-stemmed shrub with hairy new growth, egg-shaped leaves and usually mauve flowers arranged in groups of 2 to 9.
Descrip ...
'' (F.Muell. ex
Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
) F.Muell. – Queensland and New South Wales
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Seringia hookeriana
''Seringia hookeriana'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to Queensland. It is a compact suckering shrub with rusty-hairy new growth, oblong leaves and deep purple flowers arranged in groups of 2 to 4.
Descri ...
'' ( Walp.) F.Muell. – Western Australia and Northern Territory
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Seringia integrifolia
''Seringia integrifolia'', commonly known as common firebush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a compact shrub, its new growth densely covered with star-shaped hai ...
Seringia macrantha
''Seringia '' is a genus of about 18 species of plants in the family Malvaceae. Species of ''Seringia'' are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Madagascar.Seringia nephrosperma'' F.Muell. – New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia
* '' Seringia saxatilis'' C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
* '' Seringia undulata'' C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
* '' Seringia velutina'' (Steetz) F.Muell. – Western Australia