Leschenaultia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Leschenaultia
Species: L. acutiloba – L. agrostophylla – L. aphylla – L. biloba – L. brevifolia – L. chlorantha – L. divaricata – L. expansa – L. filiformis – L. floribunda – L. formosa – L. heteromera – L. hirsuta – L. juncea – L. laricina – L. linarioides – L. longiloba – L. lutescens – L. macrantha – L. ovata – L. papillata – L. pulvinaris – L. stenosepala – L. striata – L. subcymosa – L. superba – L. tubiflora
Name

Leschenaultia R.Br. Prodr. 581. (Lechenaultia) (1810)
Type species: Leschenaultia formosa R. Br. Prodr. 581. (1810)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Lechenautia Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl Hist. Nat. 18. (1811) orth. var.
Leschenaultia Benth. in S.L.Endlicher, Enum. Pl. 70. (1837) orth. var.

Note: Lechenaultia is the most common spelling found in Australia where the genus is endemic, but see IPNI citation and they and Govaerts et al. (2021) prefer Leschenaultia using an etymology based upon Brown honouring Leschenault de la Tour, Jean Baptiste Louis (Claude) Théodore (1773-1826).
References

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 581.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leschenaultia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Leschenaultia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 8 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Leschenaultia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct. 2014.