Lambertia | |
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Lambertia formosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
Tribe: | Roupaleae |
Subtribe: | Lambertiinae |
Genus: | Lambertia Sm. [1] |
Type species | |
Lambertia formosa | |
Species | |
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Lambertia is a genus of flowering plants, 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.
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.
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. [2] They are as follows:
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Lambertia echinata R.Br. | Prickly honeysuckle | south-west of Western Australia | |
Lambertia ericifolia R.Br. | Heath-leaved honeysuckle | south-west of Western Australia | |
Lambertia fairallii Keighery | Fairall's honeysuckle | south-west of Western Australia. | |
Lambertia formosa Sm. | Mountain devil, honey flower | northern New South Wales around Grafton and between Red Rock and Yamba and Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands of New South Wales | |
Lambertia ilicifolia Hook. | Holly-leaved honeysuckle | south-west Western Australia | |
Lambertia inermis R.Br. | Chittick | south-west of Western Australia. | |
Lambertia multiflora Lindl. | Many-flowered honeysuckle | south-west of Western Australia. | |
Lambertia orbifolia C.A.Gardner | Round-leaf honeysuckle | south-west of Western Australia. | |
Lambertia rariflora Meisn. | Green honeysuckle | south-west of Western Australia. | |
Lambertia uniflora R.Br. | south-west corner of Western Australia | ||
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Lambertia multiflora, commonly known as many-flowered honeysuckle, is a multi-stemmed shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres high and flowers from winter to summer.
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Lambertia inermis, Noongar chittick, is a shrub which is endemic to south-west Western Australia. It grows to 6 metres high and flowers from spring to winter. A more complete description is given in Florabase and Australian Flora online.
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Lambertia uniflora is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. Endemic to the moist south-west corner of Western Australia, it grows to 3 metres in height. Single axillary or terminal flowers appear between October and January in the species' native range. These are orange or red with a yellow or yellow-green limb. This species first appeared in the scientific literature in 1810, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.
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Lambertia orbifolia, commonly known as the roundleaf honeysuckle, is a shrub or small tree that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has more or less circular leaves and groups of between four and six orange-red flowers.
Lambertia rariflora, commonly known as green honeysuckle, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
Lambertia fairallii, commonly known as Fairall's honeysuckle, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.