Astrotricha roddii

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Astrotricha roddii
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Astrotricha
Species:
A. roddii
Binomial name
Astrotricha roddii

Astrotricha roddii is a plant in the Araliaceae family, native to the North Western Slopes of New South Wales, which was first described in 1991 by Robert Makinson. [2] [3]

The species epithet honours the botanist, Tony Rodd, who first collected and discovered the species. [3]

It is found in dry sclerophyll woodland on granite outcrops on the North Western Slopes of New South Wales, [4] and is listed by the Commonwealth as an endangered species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Species Profile and Threats Database: Astrostricha roddii" . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. "Astrotricha roddii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Robert Makinson (1 March 1991). "Two new species of Astrotricha (Araliaceae) from New South Wales" (PDF). Telopea . 4 (2): 313–319. doi:10.7751/TELOPEA19914931. ISSN   0312-9764. Wikidata   Q55800440.
  4. "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Astrostricha roddii". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 April 2024.