Eremophila
Eremophila maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Myoporaceae Genus: Eremophila R. Br.
Species
See text. Eremophila maculata, also known as Spotted Emu Bush or Native Fuchsia, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. Myoporaceae is a family of Plants, found mostly in Australia which includes the following genera Calamphoreus --> Diocirea Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist

Eremophila is a genus of plants of the family Myoporaceae, with species known by the common names of Emu Bush, Poverty Bush or Fuchsia Bush. Eremophila abietina, also known as Spotted Poverty Bush, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia. Eremophila glabra, also known as Tar Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila hygrophana is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila oldfieldii, also known as Pixie Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Myoporaceae is a family of Plants, found mostly in Australia which includes the following genera Calamphoreus --> Diocirea Currently, there are 215 recognised species, all of which are endemic to arid regions of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. One species, Eremophila debilis which occurs in New Zealand, is thought to be naturalised. Eremophila debilis (syn Myoporum debile), also known as Winter Apple or Amulla, is a prostrate shrub which is native to Australia New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island ^[1]

Contents 1 Description 2 Species 3 Taxonomy 4 Ecology 5 Distribution 6 References 7 External links

Description

The size and habit of Eremophilas varies greatly, but they can be readily identified from their flowers which have corollas with two upper lobes and three lower lobes. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also As the flower ages, the corolla falls off and the calyx enlarges and becomes coloured as the fruit enlarges. A petal (from Ancient Greek petalon "leaf" "thin plate" regarded as a highly modified leaf is one member or part of the corolla ^[2]

Species

Species include:

• Eremophila abietina, or Spotted Poverty Bush
• Eremophila alternifolia, or Poverty Bush
• Eremophila bignoniiflora, or Bignonia Emu Bush
• Eremophila bowmanii, or Silver Turkeybush
• Eremophila brevifolia, or Spotted Eremophila
• Eremophila debilis, or Winter Apple
• Eremophila clarkei, or Turpentine Bush
• Eremophila cuneifolia, or Pinyuru
• Eremophila debilis, Winter Apple or Amulla
• Eremophila decipiens, or Slender Fuchsia
• Eremophila delisseri‎, or Frontage Poverty Bush
• Eremophila deserti
• Eremophila dichroantha, or Bale-hook Eremophila
• Eremophila denticulata, or Toothed Poverty Bush
• Eremophila divaricata, or Spreading Emu Bush
• Eremophila eriocalyx, or Desert Pride
• Eremophila fraseri, or Burra
• Eremophila freelingii, Limestone Fuchsia or Rock Fuchsia Bush
• Eremophila glabra or Tar Bush (many forms in cultivation)
• Eremophila hygrophana
• Eremophila laanii
• Eremophila latrobei, or Crimson Turkey Bush
• Eremophila longifolia, or Berrigan
• Eremophila macdonnellii, or MacDonnell's Desert Fuchsia
• Eremophila maculata, or Spotted Emu Bush (most commonly cultivated species)
• Eremophila maitlandii, or Shark Bay Poverty Bush
• Eremophila miniata, or Kopi Poverty Bush
• Eremophila mitchellii, or False Sandalwood
• Eremophila nivea, or Silky Eremophila
• Eremophila oldfieldii, or Pixie Bush
• Eremophila oppositifolia, or Weeooka
• Eremophila psilocalyx
• Eremophila racemosa
• Eremophila scoparia, or Silver Emu Bush
• Eremophila subteretifolia, groundcover species. Eremophila abietina, also known as Spotted Poverty Bush, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia. Eremophila alternifolia, commonly known as Poverty Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila bignoniiflora is a shrub or tree which is native to Australia. Eremophila bowmanii, also known as Silver Turkeybush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila brevifolia, also known as Spotted Eremophila, is a Shrub which is native to the south-west of Western Australia. Eremophila debilis (syn Myoporum debile), also known as Winter Apple or Amulla, is a prostrate shrub which is native to Australia Eremophila clarkei is a Shrub which is native to Australia. Description This species is slender and erect in habit and usually grows to Eremophila cuneifolia, also known as Pinyuru, is a Shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila debilis (syn Myoporum debile), also known as Winter Apple or Amulla, is a prostrate shrub which is native to Australia Eremophila decipiens is a Shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila delisseri, also known as Frontage Poverty Bush, is a small Shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila deserti is a shrub which is Endemic to Australia.Common names for this species include Turkey Bush, Dogwood, Poison Eremophila dichroantha, also known as Bale-hook Eremophila, is a Shrub which is native to Western Australia. Eremophila denticulata, also known as Toothed Eremophila, is a Shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila divaricata, also known as Spreading Emu Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila eriocalyx, also known as Desert Pride, is a Shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila fraseri, also known as Burra, is a Shrub which is native to Western Australia. Eremophila freelingii, also known as Limestone Fuchsia or Rock Fuchsia Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila glabra, also known as Tar Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila hygrophana is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila laanii is a shrub which is native to Western Australia. Eremophila latrobei, also known as Crimson Turkey Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila longifolia, also known as Berrigan, is a shrub or tree which is native to Australia. Eremophila macdonnellii, also known as MacDonnell's Desert Fuchsia, is a shrub which is native to central Australia. Eremophila maculata, also known as Spotted Emu Bush or Native Fuchsia, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila maitlandii, also known as Shark Bay Poverty Bush, is a Shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila miniata, also known as Kopi Poverty Bush, is a Shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila mitchellii, also known as False Sandalwood, is a shrub or small tree which is native to Australia. Eremophila nivea, also known as Silky Eremophila, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia. Eremophila oldfieldii, also known as Pixie Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila oppositifolia, also known as Weeooka or Twin -leaf Emu Bush, is a shrub or small tree which is native to Australia. Eremophila scoparia, also known as Silver Emubush, is a shrub which is native to Australia. Eremophila sp Subteretifolia ( KRNewbey 10924 RChinnock is a prostrate shrub which is native to Western Australia.
• Eremophila youngii ^[3]

Taxonomy

The genus was first formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. Eremophila youngii is a species of shrub that occurs in arid and semi-arid areas of Western Australia. Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen (Prodromus of the Flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land) is an 1810 Flora of ^[3] Eremophila is derived from the Greek words eremos (desert) and phileo (love) alluding to the species adaptation to arid environments. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

Ecology

There are two groupings of Eremophilas, those with flowers designed to attract insects and those designed to attract birds. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Flowers of the former kind tend to be bluish-purple colours or white. The lower lips of the flower project forward to provide a landing area for the insects. The bird-attracting type have red, orange, yellow or green flowers with lower lobes that point downwards to discourage insect nectar feeders. Nectar is a Sugar -rich liquid produced by plants It is produced either by the Flowers in which it attracts pollinating animals or by extrafloral The longer stamens brush nectar onto the birds head as the bird's beak reaches down the floral tube toward the nectar. The stamen ( Plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp " is the male ^[2]

Large amounts of the fruits are eaten by emus, passing through their gut. The Emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae, is the largest Bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the Genus By this method the seeds are dispersed and provided with fertiliser at the same time. ^[2]

Distribution

They occur across Australia in arid regions, with the majority of species occurring in Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.

References

External links

• Media related to Eremophila from the Wikimedia Commons.
• Eremophila. FloraBase. FloraBase is a public access web-based database of the Flora of Western Australia. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. The Department of Environment and Conservation is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment
• Eremophila. Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.

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