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Myriophyllum Implicatum
''Myriophyllum implicatum'' is a species of water milfoil in the family Haloragaceae Haloragaceae (the watermilfoil family) is a eudicot flowering plant family in the order Saxifragales, based on the phylogenetic APG system. In the Cronquist system, it was included in the order Haloragales. Description The Haloragaceae are .... It is native to north-eastern Australia (to New South Wales and Queensland). It was first described in 1986 by Anthony Orchard. In New South Wales, it is listed as critically endangered, but under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 of Queensland it is listed as of least concern. Description Myriophyllum implicatum is a creeping dioecious herb, which roots freely at its nodes. The alternate leaves are linear and entire and from 2.5 mm to 5 mm long. The flowers are axillary with the male flowers having a short pedicel, while the female flowers are sessile. The red-purple fruit is sessile and cube shaped. References External links ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Orchard
Anthony Orchard (born 22 May 1946) is a retired botanist who worked at the State Herbarium of South Australia. His main interests were the study of the genera Rosaceae, Haloragaceae, Asteraceae and Rubiaceae. Anthony (Tony) Orchard is a systematic botanist who, prior to his retirement, collected widely across Australia and New Zealand. Most of the specimens are in the Adelaide and Hobart herbaria. He had editorial and executive roles related to the publication of the Flora of Australia and the Australian Plant Census The Australian Plant Census (APC) provides an online interface to currently accepted, published, scientific names of the vascular flora of Australia, as one of the output interfaces of the national government Integrated Biodiversity Information Syst .... Standard author abbreviation References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Orchard, Anthony 1946 births Living people Botanists active in Australia 20th-century Australian botanists 21st-century Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |