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Thespidium

Thespidium is a genus of Australian plants in the daisy family.Species

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Length
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Thespidium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Thespidium
F.Muell. ex Benth.
Species:
T. basiflorum
Binomial name
Thespidium basiflorum
Synonyms12

Pluchea basiflora F.Muell.

Thespidium is a genus of Australian plants in the daisy family.3

Species4

The only known species is Thespidium basiflorum, native to northern Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia).5

References

References

  1. Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von 1859. Report on the Plants Collected During Mr. Babbage's Expedition into the North West Interior of South Australia in 1858 : 12
  2. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, Pluchea basiflora F.Muell.
  3. Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von ex Bentham, George. 1862. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria in Search of Burke and Wills App. 9.
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, search for Thespidium Deprecated link archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  5. Atlas of Living Australia