Atherosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Atherospermataceae.
| Atherosperma | |
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| Atherosperma moschatum flowers and foliage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Atherospermataceae |
| Genus: | Atherosperma Labill.[1] |
The genus Atherosperma was first formally described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardière in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen, and the first species he described (the type species) was Atherosperma moschatum.[1][2]
Taxonomy
editFive species are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of August 2024[update]:[3]
- Atherosperma dilatatum Gand. (Victoria)
- Atherosperma elongatum Gand. (New South Wales)
- Atherosperma moschatum Labill. (New South Wales, Victoria)
- Atherosperma muticum Gand. (Victoria)
- Atherosperma tasmanicum Gand. (Tasmania)
The Australian Plant Census accepts only a single species, Atherosperma moschatum, treating the other names as synonyms.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Atherosperma". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Labillardière, Jacques (1806). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Paris: Ex typographia Dominæ Huzard. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Atherosperma". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. "Atherosperma moschatum Labill". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 August 2024.