Poaceae Barnhart
Triodia scintillans B.M.Anderson & M.D.Barrett , legitimate, scientific
Anderson, B.M., Thiele, K.R. & Barrett, M.D. (20 October 2017), A revision of the Triodia basedowii species complex and close relatives (Poaceae: Chloridoideae). Australian Systematic Botany 30(3): 224-226, Figs 19 (map), 20 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Western Australia, Woodie Woodie Road, 19 km south from turn-off to Telfer, M.D. Barrett 4089, 18-Mar-2013 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, K)."
taxonomic synonym: Triodia sp. Warrawagine (A.L.Payne PRP 1859) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is from the Latin scintillo (to sparkle), in reference to the distinctive sparkly droplets on young material, especially noticeable in sunlight."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2018), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2017. Nuytsia 29: 13 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Triodia sp. Warrawagine (A.L.Payne PRP 1859) [n/a]