Biology:Tribonanthes australis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tribonanthes australis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Tribonanthes
Species:
T. australis
Binomial name
Tribonanthes australis
Tribonanthes australis DistMap138.jpg
Collection data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium for T. australis

Tribonanthes australis is the type species[3] of the genus Tribonanthes in the bloodwort family, Haemodoraceae[2] in south western Western Australia.

It was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1839.[2][1] It is a tuberous perennial herb growing from 0.15m to 0.4 m high, in peaty, black sand and sandy clay soils in swamps and areas which are seasonally wet.[2] It flowers from August to November.[2]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15327180 entry