Trianthema triquetrum
| Trianthema triquetrum | |
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| near Narran Lake Nature Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Trianthema |
| Species: | T. triquetrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trianthema triquetrum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trianthema glandulosum Peter | |
Trianthema triquetrum (orthographic variant Trianthema triquetra) is a plant in the Aizoaceae family, found in the Sahara, the Sahel, South Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Indonesia and all the mainland states and territories of Australia,[1] except Victoria.[2]
It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1803.[3][4]
The species epithet, triquetrum, is a Latin adjective, which describes the plant as having three corners.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Trianthema triquetrum Willd. ex Spreng. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ A.Prescott (2020). "Trianthema triquetrum". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Trianthema triquetrum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Rottler, J.P. (1803). Botanische Bemerkungen auf der Hin- und Ruckreise von Trankenbar nach Madras, von Herrn Missionair Rottler zu Trankenbar, mit Anmerkungen von Hrn Prof Willdenow. Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. Neue Schriften. Vol. 4. p. 181.
- ^ "triquetrus, -a, -um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 13 July 2021.