Poa fordeana
Poa fordeana is a grass (family Poaceae) which is native to Australia and found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland.[3]
| Poa fordeana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Poa |
| Species: | P. fordeana |
| Binomial name | |
| Poa fordeana | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Glyceria fordeana (F.Muell.) Benth. | |
It was first described in 1873 by Ferdinand von Mueller[1][2] from a specimen collected by Helena Scott (Mrs Forde) whom the specific epithet, fordeana, honours.[4]
References
- "Poa fordeana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873) Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(64): 130 Retrieved 6 September 2019
- "Poa fordeana F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- Maroske, S. & Vaughan, A. (2014) "Ferdinand Mueller's female plant collectors: a biographical register", Muelleria 32: 92-172.
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