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Stylidium
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
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section ''Andersonia'' is a taxonomic rank under ''Stylidium'' subgenus ''
Andersonia''. In 2000, A.R. Bean published a taxonomic revision of subgenus ''Andersonia'' and placed species within sections in the subgenus ''Andersonia'', thus creating this
autonym section. It contains 13 species. It is distinguished from the other sections in the subgenus by the
inflorescence
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s arising from leafless
scapes, emerging from a basal or cauline cluster of broad leaves. The species in this section represent distributions from
Southeast Asia
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,
Malesia
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, tropical
Australia
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, southern
Queensland
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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, and northern
New South Wales
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
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[Bean, A.R. (2000). A revision of ''Stylidium'' subg. ''Andersonia'' (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). ''Austrobaileya'' 5(4): 589-649.]
See also
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List of ''Stylidium'' species
References
Stylidium
Plant sections
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