Tersonia

Tersonia
fruit of Tersonia cyathiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Gyrostemonaceae
Genus: Tersonia
Moq.[1]
Species: T. cyathiflora
Binomial name
Tersonia cyathiflora
(Fenzl) A.S.George ex J.W.Green
Species

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Tersonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Gyrostemonaceae, endemic to Western Australia[1] The single species is Tersonia cyathiflora, also known as Button Creeper.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tersonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=TERSONIA. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
  2. ^ "Tersonia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21396.