Caryophyllaceae Juss.
Tunica Ludw.
, legitimate, scientific
[Ludwig, C.G. & Boehmer, G.R. (1757), Institutiones Historico-Physicae Regni Vegetabilis Edn. 2]:
129
[tax. nov.]
[Ewart, A.J. (August 1907), Contributions to the Flora of Australia, No. 6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 20(1)]:
139
[secondary reference]
[Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2]:
358
[secondary reference]
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Etymology:
"Latin tunica, a Roman undergarment, also the glumes of wheat; alluding to the scarious bracts at the base of the flower"
[Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera]:
441
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Dianthus L.
legitimate