Triptilodiscus

Common sunray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus: Triptilodiscus
Turcz.
Binomial name
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Turcz.
Synonyms[2][1]
  • Dimorpholepis A.Gray
  • Gnaphalium ser. Triptilodiscus (Turcz.) Kuntze
  • Helipterum australe (A.Gray) Druce
  • Duttonia sessiliceps F.Muell.
  • Helipterum dimorpholepis Benth.
  • Argyrocome dimorpholepis (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Dimorpholepis australis A.Gray
  • Helipterum pygmaeum (Turcz.) Druce.

Triptilodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the daisy family.[3][4]

Species

The only known species is Triptilodiscus pygmaeus, called the common sunray.[5] It is native to Australia, found in all 6 states plus the Northern Territory.[1][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ The International Plant Names Index
  3. ↑ Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1851. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 24(2):66
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Triptilodiscus Turcz.
  5. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  6. ↑ The Plant List, Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Turcz.
  7. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Turcz., Common Sunray


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