Pentachondra involucrata
| Forest Frilly-heath | |
|---|---|
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| Freycinet National Park, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pentachondra |
| Species: | P. involucrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentachondra involucrata R.Br. | |
Pentachondra involucrata, the Forest Frilly-heath is a small Tasmanian plant in the Heath family.
The specific epithet involucrata is derived from Latin, translated as "wrapper". It refers to the involucral bract, a whorl of bracts below the flower. It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810, in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.[1]
References
- ↑ "Pentachondra involucrata". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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