Pentachondra involucrata

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Pentachondra involucrata
Frilly flowers Wineglass Bay lookout Freycinet National Park.JPG
Freycinet National Park, Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pentachondra
Species:
P. involucrata
Binomial name
Pentachondra involucrata

Pentachondra involucrata, the forest frilly-heath, is a small Tasmanian plant in the family Ericaceae.

The specific epithet involucrata is derived from Latin, translated as "wrapper". It refers to the involucral bract, a whorl of bracts below the flower. It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810, in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae , authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. [1]

References

  1. "Pentachondra involucrata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 15 March 2012.