Agonis 2695241 220660339 2008-06-20T23:06:21Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|the genus of moths with this name|Agonis (moth)}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Agonis'' | image = Agonis flexuosa.jpg | image_caption = Flowers of ''[[Agonis flexuosa|A.&nbsp;flexuosa]]'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Myrtales]] | familia = [[Myrtaceae]] | genus = '''''Agonis''''' | genus_authority = ([[A. P. de Candolle|DC.]]) [[Robert Sweet (botanist)|Sweet]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Agonis baxteri]]''<br> ''[[Agonis flexuosa]]''<br> ''[[Agonis theiformis]]''<br> ''[[Agonis undulata]]'' }} '''''Agonis''''' is a [[genus]] of four [[species]] in the plant family [[Myrtaceae]]. All are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Western Australia]], growing near the coast in the [[Southwest Australia|south west]]. Only one, ''[[Agonis flexuosa]]'', grows to tree size, the others generally growing as tall [[shrub]]s. ''Agonis'' formerly contained a number of other species, but the genus was recently split, with the majority moved to ''[[Taxandria (plant)|Taxandria]]''. ''Agonis'' generally have fibrous brown bark, dull green leaves and [[inflorescence]]s of small white [[flower]]s. They are most readily identified by the powerful odour of [[peppermint]] emitted when the leaves are crushed or torn. '''Species''' * ''[[Agonis baxteri|A.&nbsp;baxteri]]'' * ''[[Agonis flexuosa|A.&nbsp;flexuosa]]'' '''Western Australian Peppermint, Swan River Peppermint, Willow Myrtle''' is the most well-known ''Agonis'', being a common tree in parks and road verges in southern [[Australia]]. ** [[Agonis flexuosa var. flexuosa|''A.&nbsp;f.'' var. ''flexuosa'']] ** [[Agonis flexuosa var. latifolia|''A.&nbsp;f.'' var. ''latifolia'']] * ''[[Agonis theiformis|A.&nbsp;theiformis]]'' * ''[[Agonis undulata|A.&nbsp;undulata]]'' The name ''Agonis'' derives from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''agon'', meaning gathering or collection. In reference to the tightly clustered flowers. ''Agonis'' is the food plant of the [[moth]] ''[[Aenetus|Aenetus dulcis]]''. As with many Australian natives, when transplanting, great care must be taken when to avoid stressing, straining or jarring the area where the trunk meets the root ball. ==References== {{wikispecies|Agonis}} * {{FloraBase | name = Agonis | id = 22478}} * {{cite book|author=Boland, D. J. ''et al.''|year=1984|title=Forest Trees of Australia (Fourth edition revised and enlarged)|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|id=ISBN 0-643-05423-5}}. * {{cite book|author=Blackall, W. E. and Grieve, B. J.|year=1980|title=How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers, Part 3A | edition=2nd ed.|publisher=University of Western Australia Press|location=Nedlands, Western Australia|id=ISBN 0-85564-160-6}}. * {{cite book|author=Powell, Robert|year=1990|title=Leaf and Branch: Trees and Tall Shrubs of Perth|publisher=Department of Conservation and Land Management|location=Perth, Western Australia|id=ISBN 0-7309-3916-2}}. [[Category:Agonis]] {{Myrtaceae-stub}} [[es:Agonis]] [[fr:Agonis]] [[pt:Agonis]] {{WesternAustralia-stub}}