Pentachondra involucrata
Appearance
Pentachondra involucrata | |
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Freycinet National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Pentachondra |
Species: | P. involucrata
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Binomial name | |
Pentachondra involucrata |
Pentachondra involucrata, the forest frilly-heath, is a small Tasmanian plant in the family Ericaceae.
The specific epithet involucrata is derived from Latin, translated as "wrapper". It refers to the involucral bract, a whorl of bracts below the flower. It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810, in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.[1]
References
- ^ "Pentachondra involucrata". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 15 March 2012.