Tribonanthes australis

Tribonanthes australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Haemodoraceae
Genus:	Tribonanthes
Species:	T. australis
Binomial name
	Tribonanthes australis; Endl.[1][2]
	Collection data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium for T. australis

Tribonanthes australis is the type species[3] of the genus Tribonanthes in the bloodwort family, Haemodoraceae[2] in south western Western Australia.

It was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1839.[2][1] It is a tuberous perennial herb growing from 0.15m to 0.4 m high, in peaty, black sand and sandy clay soils in swamps and areas which are seasonally wet.[2] It flowers from August to November.[2]

References

Endlicher, S. 1839. "Novarum stirpium decades editae a Museo Caesario Palatino Vindobonensi: 27". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
"Tribonanthes australis Endl". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
"Tropicos: Tribonanthes". Retrieved 30 April 2018.

External links

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[endl-1] Endlicher, S. 1839. "Novarum stirpium decades editae a Museo Caesario Palatino Vindobonensi: 27". Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[floraBase-2] "Tribonanthes australis Endl". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

[Tropicos-3] "Tropicos: Tribonanthes". Retrieved 30 April 2018.