Tersonia
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| Tersonia | |
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| Fruit of Tersonia cyathiflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Gyrostemonaceae |
| Genus: | Tersonia Moq.[1] |
Tersonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gyrostemonaceae.[2]
It is endemic to Western Australia.[1][3]
Known species[edit]
- Tersonia cyathiflora (Fenzl) A.S.George ex J.W.Green, also known as button creeper.[4]
- Tersonia brevipes Moq., published in 1849,[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus name of Tersonia is in honour of Joséphine Louise Moquin-Tandon, born de Terson (1819–1890), wife of the French botanist Alfred Moquin-Tandon (Moq), the author of this genus.[5] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.13 (Issue 2) on page 40 in 1849.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tersonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ a b Hufford, Larry (November 1996). "Developmental Morphology of Female Flowers of Gyrostemon and Tersonia and Floral Evolution among Gyrostemonaceae". American Journal of Botany. 83 (11): 1471–1487.
- ^ a b c "Tersonia Moq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Tersonia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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