Tersonia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Gyrostemonaceae
Genus: Tersonia
Species: T. brevipes – T. cyathiflora
Name

Tersonia Moq., Prodr. (DC.) 13(2): 40. (1849)

Type species: Tersonia brevipes Moq.

Synonyms

Gyrandra Moq., DC. Prod. 13: II. 40 (1849)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Moquin. A. in A.P.de Candolle, 1849. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2): 40

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, Article number 215. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Tersonia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. Oct. Tersonia. Published online. Accessed: 01 Oct.
Tropicos.org 2021. Tersonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 01.
Hassler, M. 2021. Tersonia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 01. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tersonia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: button creeper

Tersonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Gyrostemonaceae, endemic to Western Australia[1] The single species is Tersonia cyathiflora, also known as button creeper.[2]
References

"Tersonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
"Tersonia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.