Lechenaultia

Lechenaultia
Lechenaultia linarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Goodeniaceae
Genus:	Lechenaultia R.Br.
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Latouria (Endl.) Lindl. Leschenaultia Benth. Leschenaultia sect. Latouria (Endl.) Benth. Ericopsis C.A.Gardner Latouria (Endl.) Lindl. Lechenautia Juss.

Lechenaultia is a genus of plants in the Goodeniaceae family. Some species of this genus are used like a ornamental plants. Lechenaultia species are diverse in form, they may appear as trees, shrubs, or small herbaceous plants.

They are named for the botanist attached to the Baudin's expedition to Australia, Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour. The genus name was changed to Leschenaultia, but reverted to Robert Brown's spelling in the 1950s. The common names of the species maintains the correction, as with the section name.

The following is a list of the taxa contained by the genus Lechenaultia;

Sections

Lechenaultia R.Br. sect. Leschenaultia

Lechenaultia sect. Patenti D.A.Morrison

Lechenaultia brevifolia D.A.Morrison

Species

Lechenaultia acutiloba Benth.

Lechenaultia aphylla D.A.Morrison

Lechenaultia biloba Lindl.

Lechenaultia chlorantha F.Muell.

Lechenaultia divaricata F.Muell.

Lechenaultia expansa R.Br.

Lechenaultia filiformis R.Br.

Lechenaultia floribunda Benth.

Lechenaultia formosa R.Br.

Lechenaultia heteromera Benth.

Lechenaultia hirsutaF.Muell.

Lechenaultia juncea E.Pritz.

Lechenaultia laricina Lindl.

Lechenaultia linarioides DC.

Lechenaultia longiloba F.Muell.

Lechenaultia lutescens D.A.Morrison & Carolin

Lechenaultia ovata D.A.Morrison

Lechenaultia papillata D.A.Morrison

Lechenaultia pulvinaris C.A.Gardner

Lechenaultia stenosepala E.Pritz.

Lechenaultia striata F.Muell.

Lechenaultia subcymosa C.A.Gardner & A.S.George

Lechenaultia superba F.Muell.

Lechenaultia tubiflora R.Br.

In addition to these species, there are two descriptions of specimens held at the Western Australian Herbarium:

• Lechenaultia sp. Gibson Desert
• Lechenaultia sp. Kokardine

References

• "Lechenaultia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• "Lechenaultia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.