Pembertonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Pembertonia latisquamea (F.Muell.) P.S.Short
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| Pembertonia latisquamea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Pembertonia P.S.Short |
Its native range is Northwestern Australia.[1]
The genus name of Pembertonia is in honour of Pemberton Walcott (1834–1883), an English plant collector who settled in Western Australia and was the namesake of the city Pemberton.[2] The Latin specific epithet of latisquamea is a portmanteau word, 'latis-' is derived from latus meaning broad and '-squamea' is derived from squama meaning scale.[3] Both the genus and species were first described and published in Muelleria Vol.20 on page 62 in 2004.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Pembertonia P.S.Short | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.