The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Tribonanthes
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Lilianae(superordo)
- Commelinales(ordo)
- Haemodoraceae(fam.)
- Tribonanthes(gen.)
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Type: Tribonanthes australis Endl.
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APC Dist.: WA
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Etymology: "From the Greek tribon (threadbare cloak) and anthos (flower), which could refer to the cobwebby-woolly indumentum of the flowers of most species ... or to the stamen connective appendages ‘which rise above the anthers’ ... "