Thyridolepis mitchelliana

Thyridolepis mitchelliana (common name Mulga grass)[2] is a plant in the grass family, found in all mainland states and territories of Australia, except Victoria.[1]

Thyridolepis mitchelliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Thyridolepis
Species:
T. mitchelliana
Binomial name
Thyridolepis mitchelliana
Synonyms[1]

Neurachne mitchelliana Nees

It was first described in 1843 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck as Neurachne mitchelliana,[3][4] but was transferred to the genus Thyridolepis in 1972 by Stanley Blake.[3][5]

The species epithet, mitchelliana, honours Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.[4][6]

References

  1. "Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Nees) S.T.Blake | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "Thyridolepis mitchelliana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Thyridolepis mitchelliana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1843). Hooker, W.J. (ed.). "Gramina Novae Hollandiae". London Journal of Botany. 2: 410.
  5. S T Blake (1972). "Neurachne and its Allies (Gramineae)". Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium. 13: 27, figs 5, 10. ISSN 2202-0802. JSTOR 41781984. Wikidata Q94391599.
  6. "mitchellianus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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