Durringtonia
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| specimen NSW372975 image CC-BY 4.0, National Herbarium of New South Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Durringtonia paludosa | |
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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).[3]
The genus and the species were first described in 1985 by Rodney Henderson and Gordon Guymer.[4][5][6] The genus name honours Lorraine Durrington who first collected this "insignificant-looking and rare plant in a swamp on the island".[6]
Habitat
[edit]It is found growing in sedgelands, in coastal swamps,[7] as the species epithet, paludosus which comes from the Latin palus (swamp, marsh, bog, fen), implies: "growing in bogs or boggy ground".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species profile—Durringtonia". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Durringtonia paludosa: occurrence 1091105123". gbif.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Durringtonia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Durringtonia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Durringtonia paludosa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Durringtonia paludosa". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "paludosus, -a, -um". plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
External links
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