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.]
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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]
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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]