Stackhousia monogyna

Stackhousia monogyna, commonly known as creamy stackhousia or creamy candles, is a perennial herb species in the family Celastraceae. It is native to Australia. Plants grow to 70 cm (28 in) high and produce a terminal spike of white, cream or yellow flowers between August and January in the species' native range.[1][2]

Creamy stackhousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Stackhousia
Species:
S. monogyna
Binomial name
Stackhousia monogyna
Synonyms
  • Plokiostigma lehmannii Schuch.
  • Stackhousia aspericocca Schuch.
  • Stackhousia aspericocca f. incrassatai Pamp.
  • Stackhousia aspericocca f. genuinai Pamp. nom. inval.
  • Stackhousia dietrichiae Domin
  • Stackhousia georgei Diels
  • Stackhousia giuriatii Pamp.
  • Stackhousia gunniana orth. var. Schltdl.
  • Stackhousia gunnii Hook.f.'nom. illeg.
  • Stackhousia huegelii Endl.
  • Stackhousia linariifolia A.Cunn.
  • Stackhousia maidenii Pamp.
  • Stackhousia maidenii var. flexuosa Pamp.
  • Stackhousia maidenii var. typica Pamp. nom. inval.
  • Stackhousia monogyna var. linariifolia (A.Cunn.) Benth.
  • Stackhousia monogyna var. muelleri (Schuch.) Pamp.
  • Stackhousia monogyna var. obtusa (Lindl.) Pamp.
  • Stackhousia muelleri Schuch.
  • Stackhousia obtusa Lindl.
  • Stackhousia pubescens A.Rich.
  • Stackhousia pubescens f. elatior Pamp.
  • Stackhousia pubescens f. genuina Pamp. nom. inval.
  • Stackhousia pubescens f. leiococca Schuch.
  • Stackhousia tryonii F.M.Bailey
Stackhousia monogyna photographed in Adaminaby, NSW

The species was first formally described in 1805 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. His description was based on plant material collected in Tasmania.[1]

References
  1. "Stackhousia monogyna". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. "Stackhousia monogyna". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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