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Pterostylis glyphida (D. L. Jones) G. N. Backh.

Pterostylis glyphida

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Pterostylis glyphida is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It was first formally described in 2008 by David Jones and given the name Speculantha glyphida. The description was published in the journal The Orchadian from a specimen collected near Tallong.[2] In 2010, Gary Backhouse changed the name to Pterostylis glyphida.[3] The specific epithet (glyphida) is derived from the Ancient Greek word glyphis meaning "penknife".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pterostylis glyphida". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ "Speculantha glyphida". APNI. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Pterostylis glyphida". APNI. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 454.
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Pterostylis glyphida: Brief Summary

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Pterostylis glyphida is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It was first formally described in 2008 by David Jones and given the name Speculantha glyphida. The description was published in the journal The Orchadian from a specimen collected near Tallong. In 2010, Gary Backhouse changed the name to Pterostylis glyphida. The specific epithet (glyphida) is derived from the Ancient Greek word glyphis meaning "penknife".

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