Pluchea dentex

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Pluchea dentex
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pluchea
Species:
P. dentex
Binomial name
Pluchea dentex

Pluchea dentex is a plant in the Asteraceae family, first described in 1867 by George Bentham, from specimens collected in Queensland by Robert Brown at Broad Sound and Thirsty Sound, by Ferdinand von Mueller at the source of the Gilbert River, and one by Eugene Fitzalan at Port Denison. [1] [2]

It is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pluchea dentex". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Bentham, G. (1867). "Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae". Flora Australiensis. 3: 529.
  3. Porteners, M.F. & Harden, G.J. (1992). "Pluchea dentex". Flora of NSW. Vol. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)