Biology:Polianthion

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Short description: Genus of shrubs

Polianthion
Polianthion wichurae - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
Polianthion wichurae
Scientific classification e
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

(From GBIF)[4]

  • 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Polianthion". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/195049. 
  2. , pp. 169-181 [170] , Wikidata Q54792252
  3. 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. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Polianthion. Retrieved 30 August 2022. 
  4. "Polianthion K.R.Thiele" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/7273601. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6081611 entry