Georgeantha

Georgeantha hexandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Ecdeiocoleaceae
Genus:	Georgeantha B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson^[1]
Species:	G. hexandra
Binomial name
*Georgeantha hexandra* B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson^[1]

Georgeantha is a monotypic genus of herbaceous, rhizomatous plant endemic to Western Australia.^[1] The sole species is Georgeantha hexandra. The genus is named after Western Australian botanist Alex George, and the specific epithet, "hexandra", refers to the six (Greek, "hexa-") stamens ("andrus", male).^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Briggs, Barbara G.; Johnson, L.A.S. (1998). "Georgeantha hexandra, a new genus and species of Ecdeiocoleaceae (Poales) from Western Australia". Telopea. 7 (4): 307–312.

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