Triptilodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4]

Triptilodiscus
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Triptilodiscus
Turcz.
Species:
T. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Dimorpholepis A.Gray
  • Gnaphalium ser. Triptilodiscus (Turcz.) Kuntze
  • Helipterum australe (A.Gray) Druce
  • Duttonia sessiliceps F.Muell.
  • Helipterum dimorpholepis Benth.
  • Argyrocome dimorpholepis (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Dimorpholepis australis A.Gray
  • Helipterum pygmaeum (Turcz.) Druce.
Species

The only known species is Triptilodiscus pygmaeus, called the common sunray.[5] It is native to Australia, found in all six states plus the Northern Territory.[2][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2015-01-18 at archive.today
  3. ^ Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1851. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 24(2):66
  4. ^ Tropicos, Triptilodiscus Turcz.
  5. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  6. ^ The Plant List, Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Turcz.
  7. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Turcz., Common Sunray
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