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Haemodorum

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Haemodorum is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1798 by James Edward Smith. The genus is native to New Guinea and Australia. The type species is Haemodorum corymbosum Vahl, first described by Martin Vahl in 1805.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderCommelinales
  5. FamilyHaemodoraceae
Native toNew Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia

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Specimen records
19
With media
12
Family
Haemodoraceae
Collections
US, A, MEL, RSA, WIS, MNHN
Recorded in
Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Haemodoraceae
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Haemodorum coccineum ArnhemLand.jpg
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taxonomic type
Haemodorum corymbosum
taxon name
Haemodorum
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Haemodorum
Commons category
Haemodorum
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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Haemodorum is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1798 by James Edward Smith. The genus is native to New Guinea and Australia. The type species is Haemodorum corymbosum Vahl, first described by Martin Vahl in 1805. species Haemodorum austroqueenslandicum Domin - SE Queensland, NE New South Wales Haemodorum brevicaule F.Muell. - Queensland, Northern Territory, N Western Australia Haemodorum brevisepalum Benth. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum coccineum R.Br. - New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory Haemodorum collevatum T.D.Macfarl. and R.L.Barrett - New South Wales Haemodorum corymbosum Vahl - New South Wales Haemodorum discolor T.D.Macfarl. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum distichophyllum Hook. - Tasmania Haemodorum ensifolium F.Muell. - NW Northern Territory, N Western Australia Haemodorum gracile T.D.Macfarl. - N Western Australia Haemodorum laxum R.Br. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum loratum T.D.Macfarl. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum paniculatum Lindl. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum parviflorum Benth. - N Northern Territory, N Western Australia Haemodorum planifolium R.Br. - SE Queensland, New South Wales Haemodorum simplex Lindl. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum simulans F.Muell. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum sparsiflorum F.Muell. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum spicatum R.Br. - SW Western Australia Haemodorum tenuifolium A.Cunn. ex Benth. - SE Queensland, NE New South Wales Haemodorum venosum T.D.Macfarl. - SW Western Australia formerly included moved to Hagenbachia Haemodorum brasiliense - Hagenbachia brasiliensis - Brazil

== Phylogeny == Comparison of homologous DNA has increased the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships between the genera in the Haemodoroideae subfamily. The following tree represents those insights.

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