Polianthion
| Polianthion | |
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| Polianthion wichurae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Polianthion K.R.Thiele[1] |
Polianthion is a genus of plants in the Rhamnaceae family, first described by Kevin R. Thiele in 2006.[1][2] The genus name derives from the Greek polios (grey) and anthion (little flower), and describes the small, densely grey-pubescent flowers.[3]
Species
[edit]- Polianthion bilocularis (A.S.George) Kellermann (WA)
- Polianthion collinum Rye (WA)
- Polianthion minutiflorum (E.M.Ross) K.R.Thiele (QLD)
- Polianthion wichurae (Nees ex Reissek) K.R.Thiele (WA)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Polianthion". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Jürgen Kellermann; Barbara L. Rye; Kevin R. Thiele (2006). "Polianthion, a new genus of Rhamnaceae (Pomaderreae) from Western Australia and Queensland". Australian Systematic Botany. 19 (2): 169-181 [170]. doi:10.1071/SB05027. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q54792252.
- ^ J. Kellermann & K.R. Thiele. P.G. Kodela (ed.). "Polianthion". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Polianthion K.R.Thiele". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.