Poaceae Barnhart
Austrostipa heteranthera A.R.Williams
, legitimate, scientific
[Williams, A.R. (8 March 2022), Austrostipa (Poaceae) in Western Australia: new species, new records, keys, and character notes. Nuytsia 33]:
74-77, Figs 1C, 2F, 3G, 10A-C,D (map)
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Overshot Hill, west of Ravensthorpe Range, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 17 November 2008, A. Markey & J. Allen 6260 (holo: PERTH 08415552; iso: CANB)."
taxonomic synonym:
Austrostipa sp. Ravensthorpe Range (A.Markey & J.Allen 6261)
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"Named for the unusually dwarfed and unpigmented anthers of different lengths, only one of which is fertile, while the other two remain very short and sterile, i.e., they are staminodes (grasses generally have three long anthers of equal length)."
[Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34]:
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[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Austrostipa sp. Ravensthorpe Range (A.Markey & J.Allen 6261)
[n/a]