Thyridolepis mitchelliana

Thyridolepis mitchelliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Thyridolepis
Species:
T. mitchelliana
Binomial name
Thyridolepis mitchelliana
Synonyms[1]

Neurachne mitchelliana Nees

Thyridolepis mitchelliana (common name mulga grass[2] or mulga mitchell grass[3]) is a plant in the grass family, found in all mainland states and territories of Australia, except Victoria.[1]

It was first described in 1843 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck as Neurachne mitchelliana,[4][5] but was transferred to the genus Thyridolepis in 1972 by Stanley Blake.[4][6]

The species epithet, mitchelliana, honours Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.[5][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Nees) S.T.Blake | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Thyridolepis mitchelliana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Nees) S.T.Blake". PlantNET. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Thyridolepis mitchelliana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ a b Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1843). Hooker, W.J. (ed.). "Gramina Novae Hollandiae". London Journal of Botany. 2: 410.
  6. ^ S T Blake (1972). "Neurachne and its Allies (Gramineae)". Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium. 13: 27, figs 5, 10. ISSN 2202-0802. JSTOR 41781984. Wikidata Q94391599.
  7. ^ "mitchellianus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.