Synaphea | |
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Synaphea spinulosa subsp. spinulosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: |
Synaphea R.Br. |
Synaphea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to Western Australia.
They are small shrubs, with pinnate leaves and bright yellow inflorescences.
The name was first published in 1810, devised by Robert Brown from the Greek for union or connection, describing an anomaly in the structure of the flower.
56 species are recognised:
The genus is endemic to Western Australia. It is widespread in the Southwest Botanic Province, and almost never found outside it.