Seringia Explained

Seringia is a genus of about 18 species of plants in the family Malvaceae. Species of Seringia are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Madagascar.^[1] They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the most conspicuous part of the flower.^[2]

The following is a list of Seringia species recognised by the Plants of the World Online:^[1]

• Seringia adenogyna C.F.Wilkins – skinny-leaved fire-bush (Western Australia)
• Seringia adenolasia F.Muell. – northern Northern Territory and north-central Queensland
• Seringia arborescens W.T.Aiton – southeastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales
• Seringia botak – New Guinea
• Seringia cacaobrunnea C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
• Seringia collina (Domin) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Queensland
• Seringia corollata Steetz – northeastern Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales
• Seringia denticulata (C.T.White) C.F.Wilkins – Queensland and New South Wales
• Seringia exastia (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Western Australia
• Seringia hermanniifolia F.Muell. – northwestern and western Western Australia
• Seringia hillii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. – Queensland and New South Wales
• Seringia hookeriana (Walp.) F.Muell. – Western Australia and Northern Territory
• Seringia integrifolia (Steud.) F.Muell. – Western Australia and Northern Territory
• Seringia × katatona (C.F.Wilkins) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock – Western Australia
• Seringia macrantha – Madagascar
• Seringia nephrosperma F.Muell. – New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia
• Seringia saxatilis C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
• Seringia undulata C.F.Wilkins – Western Australia
• Seringia velutina (Steetz) F.Muell. – Western Australia

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331955-2 Seringia J.Gay
2. Web site: Harden . Gwen J. . Seringia . Royal Botanic Garden Sydney . 10 December 2019.