Wikiwand AI

Walwhalleya

Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Walwhalleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae, subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Paniceae.[1][2] All members use C3 photosynthesis [3]

Quick facts Scientific classification, Synonyms ...
Walwhalleya
Example species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Walwhalleya
Wills & J.J.Bruhl
Synonyms

Whalleya Wills & J.J.Bruhl

Close

It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria in Australia.[1]

Known species

As accepted by Kew:[1]

  • Walwhalleya jacobsiana R.D.B.Whalley & J.J.Bruhl
  • Walwhalleya proluta (F.Muell.) Wills & J.J.Bruhl
  • Walwhalleya pungens (Wills & J.J.Bruhl) Wills & J.J.Bruhl
  • Walwhalleya subxerophila (Domin) Wills & J.J.Bruhl

Taxonomy

The genus name of Walwhalleya is in honour of Ralph Derwyn Broughton Whalley (b. 1933), an Australian botanist and specialist in grasses.[4][5] It was first described and published in Austral. Syst. Bot. Vol.19 on page 327 in 2006.[1]

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks