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Pterostylis thulia (D. L. Jones) Janes & Duretto

Pterostylis thulia

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Pterostylis thulia is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It was first formally described in 2010 by David Jones and given the name Oligochaetochilus thulius. The description was published in the journal The Orchadian from a specimen found near Blencoe Falls.[2] In the same year, Jasmine Janes and Marco Duretto changed the name to Pterostylis thulia.[3] The specific epithet (thulia) is derived from the Ancient Greek word Thoule meaning "farthest north".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pterostylis thulia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ "Oligochaetochilus thulius". APNI. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Pterostylis thulia". APNI. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 561.
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Pterostylis thulia: Brief Summary

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Pterostylis thulia is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It was first formally described in 2010 by David Jones and given the name Oligochaetochilus thulius. The description was published in the journal The Orchadian from a specimen found near Blencoe Falls. In the same year, Jasmine Janes and Marco Duretto changed the name to Pterostylis thulia. The specific epithet (thulia) is derived from the Ancient Greek word Thoule meaning "farthest north".

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