| Chrysitrix | |
|---|---|
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| Chrysitrix capensis var. capensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysitrix L. |
| Type species | |
| Chrysitrix capensis | |
Chrysitrix is a group of plants in the Cyperaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. [2] [1]
It is native to Cape Province in South Africa and also the State of Western Australia. [3]
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Sydney Parkinson was a Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist. He was the first European artist to visit Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. Parkinson was the first Quaker to visit New Zealand. The standard author abbreviation Parkinson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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