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Showing Oncosiphon
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Asteranae(superordo)
- Asterales(ordo)
- Asteraceae(fam.)
- Oncosiphon(gen.)
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Type: Oncosiphon pilulifer (L.f.) Källersjö
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Etymology: "The name is derived from the Greek words 'onco-' ( = thick, swollen) and 'siphon' (=tube). It refers to the conspicuously swollen corolla tube which is characteristic of the genus." -
Comment: Although the species epithets published by Källersjö in this genus indicate neuter gender, the Greek term 'siphon' is masculine and the epithets are thus correctable under ICN Art. 23.5 (Shenzhen Code, 2018).
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APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)