Poaceae Barnhart
Triodia avenoides M.D.Barrett
, legitimate, scientific
[Barrett, M.D., De Kock, P-L. & Dillon, S.J. (26 September 2023), Four new species of Triodia (Poaceae) from the Pilbara and adjacent bioregions, Western Australia. Nuytsia 34]:
270-274, Figs 1-2
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Uaroo Station, c. 5 km west of Uaroo Turnoff on North West Coastal Highway, West Pilbara region, Western Australia, 22 March 2013, M.D. Barrett & B.M. Anderson MDB 4121 (holo: PERTH 08776261; iso: CANB)."
taxonomic synonym:
Triodia sp. Nanutarra (S. van Leeuwen 5037) WA Herbarium
[n/a]
common name:
Western Feathertop Spinifex
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"The epithet is derived from the Latin avena (wild oat) and -oides (Greek adjectival suffix indicating similarity), in reference to the similarity of the open inflorescence, especially when the glumes are empty, to members of the genus Avena, especially the Common Oat, A. sativa. This continues
a long-term practice of naming Triodia species, which exhibit highly plastic spikelet morphology,
after superficially similar genera of grasses, including Briza, Bromus, Danthonia, Stipa and Triticum."
[Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2024), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2023. Nuytsia 35]:
8
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Triodia sp. Nanutarra (S. van Leeuwen 5037) WA Herbarium
[n/a]