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Philydrella pygmaea

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Philydrella pygmaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Philydraceae
Genus: Philydrella
Species:
P. pygmaea
Binomial name
Philydrella pygmaea

Philydrella pygmaea is a plant species in the Philydraceae family, first described by Robert Brown in 1810 as Philydrum pygmaeum,[1][2] and transferred to the genus, Philydrella in 1878 by Teodoro Caruel.[3]

It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Philydrella pygmaea". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 265, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata Q7247677
  3. ^ Caruel, T. (1878), Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano 10: 91
  4. ^ L.G.Adams. "Philydrella pygmaea". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 30 August 2022.