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 Physma
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Comment: the name is probably from the Greek physao (to blow up, distend), and -ma (to indicate the result of an action); in reference to the lobes, which usually swell strongly when moistened