Pentachondra involucrata
| Forest Frilly-heath | |
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| Freycinet National Park, Australia | |
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| Species: | P. involucrata
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| Pentachondra involucrata | |
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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