Maireana | |
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Maireana sedifolia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Subfamily: | Camphorosmoideae |
Tribe: | Camphorosmeae |
Genus: | Maireana Moq. [1] [2] |
Maireana is a genus of around 57 species of perennial shrubs and herbs in the family Amaranthaceae which are endemic to Australia.
Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus Kochia . The genus was described in 1840 by the botanist, Moquin-Tandon and named to honour Joseph François Maire (1780-1867), an amateur botanist who befriended him during the author's first visit to Paris in 1834. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The type species is Maireana tomentosa . [1]
Species include: [8]