Poaceae Barnhart
Deyeuxia abscondita T.D.Macfarl. , legitimate, scientific
Macfarlane, T.D. (17 August 2020), Nowhere to be seen: Deyeuxia abscondita (Poaceae), a new but presumed extinct species from south-western Australia. Nuytsia 31: 179-184, Figs 1, 2 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: " ‘Preston’s River’ [Preston River], Western Australia, 8 December 1877, F. Mueller s.n. (holo: MEL 72092); ‘Blackwood & Preston River’, Western Australia, 8 December 1877, F. Mueller s.n. (iso: PERTH ex MEL 2127721A)."
common name: Preston Bentgrass [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin absconditus (hidden or concealed), in reference to the fact that the species has not been located in the 142 years following the original collection.'
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 2 [secondary reference]