Wilsonia (plant)

Genus of flowering plants

Wilsonia

Wilsonia humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Solanales
Family:  | Convolvulaceae
Tribe:  | Cresseae
Genus:  | Wilsonia
R.Br.[1]

Wilsonia is a genus of perennial subshrubs in the family Convolvulaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia, occurring in coastal saltmarshes and occasionally in inland saline areas.[2]

## Taxonomy

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The genus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.[1] The name honours John Wilson, author of A Synopsis of British Plants.[2][3][4]

### Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Wilsonia:[5]

* Wilsonia backhousei Hook.f.[1] \- narrow-leaf wilsonia
* Wilsonia humilis R.Br.[1] \- silky wilsonia
* Wilsonia rotundifolia (Benth.) Summerh.[1] \- round-leaf wilsonia

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Wilsonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
2. ^ a b Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
3. ^ Smith, Val (2023-01-01). Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two.
4. ^ "Wilsonia backhousei". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
5. ^ "Wilsonia R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

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Taxon identifiers

Wilsonia|

* Wikidata: Q3359796
* Wikispecies: Wilsonia (Convolvulaceae)
* APNI: 88404
* BOLD: 443172
* CoL: 882P
* eFloraSA: Wilsonia
* FloraBase: 22503
* GBIF: 3234475
* GRIN: 12848
* iNaturalist: 354272
* IPNI: 12039-1
* NCBI: 197476
* NZOR: 50f9f3af-96aa-4a94-abc0-2c4245acb99d
* Open Tree of Life: 582250
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12039-1
* VicFlora: 30407dd2-7fc9-42f4-b114-73e1ef516144
* WFO: wfo-4000040755