Poaceae Barnhart
Triodia lutiteana M.D.Barrett & P.-L.de Kock
, 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]:
282-287, Fig. 5
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Near Silvergrass Mine, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 5 March 2018, P.-L. de Kock PLDK 1107 (holo: PERTH 09180141; iso: BRI, CANB, DNA, K, MEL,
NSW)."
taxonomic synonym:
Triodia sp. Silvergrass (P.-L.de Kock BES 00808) WA Herbarium
[n/a]
common name:
Woolly Shale Spinifex
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"The epithet is from lutite, an old geological term referring to any type of mudstone (including shale), which in turn is derived from Latin lutum, mud, and the suffix -ana, indicating a connection, all in reference to the very tight association of this species with shale geology."
[Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2024), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2023. Nuytsia 35]:
9
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Triodia sp. Silvergrass (P.-L.de Kock BES 00808) WA Herbarium
[n/a]