False Sandalwood
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Myoporaceae Genus: Eremophila Species: E. 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 Eremophila is a genus of plants of the family Myoporaceae, with species known by the common names of Emu Bush, Poverty Bush or Fuchsia mitchellii
Binomial name
Eremophila mitchellii Benth.

Eremophila mitchellii , also known as False Sandalwood, is a shrub or small which is native to Australia. George Bentham CMG FRS ( September 22, 1800 &ndash September 10, 1884) was an English Botanist, characterized by Duane Isely For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution 4 Common names 5 Weed status 6 References 7 External links

Description

This species grows as a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree up to 10 metres in height. The leaves are linear to linear-lancelote and range between 2 and 6 cm in length and about 3 to 7 mm wide. It has white (occasionally pale pinkish-mauve) flowers with spots in the throat, which occur in the spring, and to a lesser extent, in the autumn.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1848 by botanist George Bentham, who gave the specific epithet mitchellii in honour of explorer Thomas Mitchell. George Bentham CMG FRS ( September 22, 1800 &ndash September 10, 1884) was an English Botanist, characterized by Duane Isely Major Sir Thomas Livingstons Mitchell ( June 16, 1792 -1855 surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born at Grangemouth

Synonyms include:

• Bontia mitchellii (Benth. ) Kuntze
• Pholidia mitchellii (Benth. ) Wettst.

Distribution

The species occurs within a variety of vegetation communities in Queensland and New South Wales. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent

Common names

Alternative common names include Budda, False Sandalwood and Rosewood Belvory.

Weed status

In some areas of Australia the species is considered to be an invasive weed on grazing land and is prohibited from cultivation in Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.

References

• Eremophila mitchellii (Benth.). Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. The Australian Plant Name Index ( APNI) is an online database of all published names of Australian vascular plants Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
• PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online: Eremophila mitchellii
• Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Eremophila mitchellii

External links

• Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Eremophila mitchellii (photo)

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