Cyperaceae Juss.
Machaerina ascendens R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson
, legitimate, scientific
[Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (16 June 2022), Machaerina ascendens (Cyperaceae), a rare new species from the far south-west of Western Australia, and a new combination for Schoenus abbreviatus Nees. Telopea 25]:
174-176, Fig. 1
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Western Australia: [precise locality withheld] S of Blackwood River, 27 Oct. 2008, R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson RLB 5333 (holo: PERTH 09457526; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NE, NSW, PERTH 09457569, US)."
taxonomic synonym:
Baumea sp. Blackwood (R.Davis 7681) WA Herbarium
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Machaerina sp. Blackwood (R.Davis 7681) WA Herbarium
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin ascendens (ascending or climbing) in reference to the unusual habit of the species,scrambling and climbing over surrounding vegetation."
[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:
Machaerina sp. Blackwood (R.Davis 7681) WA Herbarium
[n/a]