Verticordia sect. Tropica

taxobox
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Verticordia"
subgenus = "Verticordia" subg. "Eperephes"
sectio = "Verticordia "sect." Tropica"
sectio_authority = A.S.George [APNI | name = "Verticordia" sect. "Tropica" | id = 65264]
type_species = "Verticordia cunninghamii"
type_species_authority = A.S.George [George, A.S. (1991) New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). "" 7(3): 279Type: "Verticordia cunninghamii" Schauer [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apx?taxon_id=65264 APNI] ]
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = "V. cunninghamii"
"V. verticillata"
"V. decussata"|

"Verticordia" sect. "Tropica" is a section of "Verticordia" that describes three species; outliers in the distribution range of the genus. This range includes occurrences in the Kimberley and Kakadu National Park.

Most species of the genus occur in Southwest Australia, these are found in the north and northwest of the country. [cite journal |last=George |first= Alex|authorlink= |coauthors=& George, Elizabeth. Illustration by Margaret Pieroni |year=2003 |month=May |title=465. Verticordia grandis |journal=Curtis's Botanical Magazine |volume= 20 |issue=Number 2 |pages=pp. 74–79(6) |url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/curt/2003/00000020/00000002/art00004 |accessdate= |quote= ] One species, "Verticordia decussata", is endemic to the Northern Territory. The description for this section was included in Alex George's 1991 arrangement of the genus.

The type species for this section is "Verticordia cunninghamii". The species described as within this section are:cite book |last=George (Berndt) |first=Elizabeth A. |authorlink= |coauthors= Margaret Pieroni (illustrations) |editor= |others= |title= Verticordia: the turner of hearts|edition= |series= |date= |year=2002 |month= |publisher=University of Western Australia Press |location=Crawley |language= |isbn=1 876 268 46 8 |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= ] :Section "Tropica"::"V. cunninghamii" - "V. verticillata" - "V. decussata"

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