''Stackhousia'' is a
genus
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of annual and perennial plants in the family
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...
that are native to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
,
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
,
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
and
Micronesia
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. The genus was first described by
James Edward Smith in ''
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
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'' in 1798.
It was formerly placed in
Stackhousiaceae, but under the
APG II
The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Gro ...
system this family has been folded into Celastraceae.
Species include:
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Stackhousia annua
''Stackhousia'' is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the family Celastraceae that are native to Australia, New Zealand, Malesia and Micronesia. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith in ''Transactions of the Linnean Society ...
''
W.R.Barker
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Stackhousia aspericocca
''Stackhousia'' is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the family Celastraceae that are native to Australia, New Zealand, Malesia and Micronesia. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith in ''Transactions of the Linnean Society ...
''
Schuch.
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Stackhousia clementii''
Domin
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Stackhousia dielsii''
Pamp. - Yellow stackhousia
*''Stackhousia gunnii''
Hook.f. now ''
Stackhousia subterranea''
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Stackhousia huegelii''
Endl.
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Stackhousia intermedia''
F.M.Bailey
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Stackhousia megaloptera''
F.Muell.
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Stackhousia minima''
Hook.f.
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Stackhousia monogyna
''Stackhousia monogyna'', commonly known as creamy stackhousia or creamy candles, is a flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a small multi-stemmed plant with narrow leaves and terminal spikes of white, cream or yellow flowers. It is ...
''
Labill. - Creamy candles, creamy stackhousia
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Stackhousia muricata''
Lindl.
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Stackhousia pubescens''
A.Rich. - Downy stackhousia
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Stackhousia pulvinaris''
F.Muell. - Alpine stackhousia
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Stackhousia scoparia''
Benth.
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Stackhousia spathulata''
Sieber ex Spreng.
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Stackhousia stratfordiae''
W.R.Barker & Cockerton
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Stackhousia subterranea''
W.R.Barker - Gunn's mignonette,
grasslands
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur ...
candles
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Stackhousia tryonii''
F.M.Bailey
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Stackhousia umbellata''
C.A.Gardner & A.S.George
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Stackhousia viminea''
Sm. - Slender stackhousia
References
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Celastrales genera
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