Durringtonia

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Durringtonia
Durringtonia paludosa.jpg
specimen NSW372975
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Anthospermeae
Genus: Durringtonia
R.J.F.Hend. & Guymer
Species:
D. paludosa
Binomial name
Durringtonia paludosa
Durringtonia
Isotype site (Allan Herbarium CHR 447304: Moreton Island, QLD) '"`UNIQ--ref-00000004-QINU`"'

Durringtonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Durringtonia paludosa, which is endemic to Australia (northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland). [2]

Contents

The genus and the species were first described in 1985 by Rodney Henderson and Gordon Guymer. [3] [4] [5] The genus name honours Lorraine Durrington who first collected this "insignificant-looking and rare plant in a swamp on the island". [5]

Habitat

It is found growing in sedgelands, in coastal swamps, [6] as the species epithet, paludosus which comes from the Latin palus (swamp, marsh, bog, fen), implies: "growing in bogs or boggy ground". [7]

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References

  1. "Species profile—Durringtonia". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. "Durringtonia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. "Durringtonia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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  5. 1 2 R. J. F. Henderson; G. P. Guymer (1985). "Durringtonia (Durringtonieae), a New Genus and Tribe of Rubiaceae from Australia". Kew Bulletin . 40 (1): 97. doi:10.2307/4108481. ISSN   0075-5974. JSTOR   4108481. Wikidata   Q55779104.
  6. "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Durringtonia paludosa". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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  8. "Durringtonia paludosa: occurrence 1091105123". gbif.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.