''Walwhalleya'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...
.
It is native to the
states of
New South Wales
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, established_title = Before federation
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,
Queensland
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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,
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
and
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
in Australia.
Known species
As accepted by Kew:
* ''
Walwhalleya jacobsiana
''Walwhalleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria in Australia.
Known species
As accepted by Kew:
* '' Walwhalleya jacobsiana ...
''
R.D.B.Whalley & J.J.Bruhl
* ''
Walwhalleya proluta
''Walwhalleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the ...
''
(F.Muell.) Wills & J.J.Bruhl
* ''
Walwhalleya pungens
''Walwhalleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria in Australia.
Known species
As accepted by Kew:
* ''Walwhalleya jacobsiana' ...
''
(Wills & J.J.Bruhl) Wills & J.J.Bruhl
* ''
Walwhalleya subxerophila
''Walwhalleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria in Australia.
Known species
As accepted by Kew:
* ''Walwhalleya jacobsiana' ...
''
(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.
[Whalley, Ralph Derwyn Broughton (Wal). Biographical notes.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbar]
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It was first described and published in Austral. Syst. Bot. Vol.19 on page 327 in 2006.
References
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Panicoideae
Poaceae genera
Plants described in 2006
Flora of Australia