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A revision of the Triodia basedowii species complex and close relatives (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)
- Source :
- Australian Systematic Botany. 30:197
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- CSIRO Publishing, 2017.
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Abstract
- Perennial grasses commonly known as ‘spinifex’ (Triodia R.Br.) are iconic Australian plants, predominantly found in the arid interior of the continent. In some areas, such as the economically important Pilbara region of Western Australia, current species taxonomy does not account for observed diversity. Previous morphological and molecular studies of Triodia basedowii E.Pritz. and related species have revealed multiple unnamed lineages requiring taxonomic recognition. Here, we describe and name eight new species of Triodia, including T. birriliburu B.M.Anderson, T. chichesterensis B.M.Anderson, T. glabra B.M.Anderson & M.D.Barrett, T. infesta B.M.Anderson & M.D.Barrett, T. mallota B.M.Anderson & M.D.Barrett, T. nana B.M.Anderson, T. scintillans B.M.Anderson & M.D.Barrett, and T. vanleeuwenii B.M.Anderson & M.D.Barrett. We also provide recircumscriptions and revised descriptions for T. basedowii, T. lanigera Domin, T. concinna N.T.Burb. and T. plurinervata N.T.Burb. A key to species and photographs are included.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Mallota
Triodia basedowii
Species complex
Perennial plant
Ecology
Plant Science
Biology
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Arid
03 medical and health sciences
030104 developmental biology
Botany
Chloridoideae
Taxonomy (biology)
Poaceae
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10301887
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Australian Systematic Botany
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........d247ae8ba49351c379621ce18fac3209