Lambertia

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Lambertia
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Lambertia formosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Roupaleae
Subtribe: Lambertiinae
Genus: Lambertia
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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.

Species

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:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Lambertia echinata R.Br.Prickly honeysucklesouth-west of Western Australia
Lambertia ericifolia.jpg Lambertia ericifolia R.Br.Heath-leaved honeysucklesouth-west of Western Australia
Lambertia fairallii KeigheryFairall's honeysucklesouth-west of Western Australia.
Lambertia formosa Lambertia formosa IMG 4508 (5771457518).jpg Lambertia formosa Sm.Mountain devil, honey flowernorthern 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 (8691942819).jpg Lambertia ilicifolia Hook.Holly-leaved honeysucklesouth-west Western Australia
Lambertia inermis - Chittick - Orange form-3.JPG Lambertia inermis R.Br.Chitticksouth-west of Western Australia.
Lambertia multiflora var. darlingensis - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg Lambertia multiflora Lindl.Many-flowered honeysucklesouth-west of Western Australia.
Lambertia orbifolia.jpg Lambertia orbifolia C.A.GardnerRound-leaf honeysucklesouth-west of Western Australia.
Lambertia rariflora subsp. lutea - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg Lambertia rariflora Meisn. Green honeysucklesouth-west of Western Australia.
Lambertia uniflora Burrendong.JPG Lambertia uniflora R.Br.south-west corner of Western Australia

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<i>Lambertia rariflora</i> Species of shrub endemic to the south-west of Western Australia

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Lambertia fairallii, commonly known as Fairall's honeysuckle, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

References

  1. "Lambertia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. Harden, G.J. "Genus Lambertia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2015.