Threlkeldia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Camphorosmoideae
Tribus: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Threlkeldia

Species: T. diffusa – T. inchoata

Names in synonymy: T. brevicuspis – T. drupacea – T. drupata – T. haloragoides – T. obliqua – T. proceriflora – T. salsuginosa
Name

Threlkeldia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 409. (1810)

Type species: Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br.
named after Dr. Caleb Threlkeld, 1676–1728, an English botanist who settled in Dublin

According to Cabrera et al., this genus should be included in Sclerolaena.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania

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

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 409

Additional references

Cabrera, J., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Kadereit, G. 2009. Phylogeny of the Australian Camphorosmeae (Chenopodiaceae) and the taxonomic significance of the fruiting perianth. In: International Journal of Plant Sciences 170(4): 505–521. DOI: 10.1086/597267 Reference page.

Links

APNI - Australian Plant Name Index. 2018. Threlkeldia. Accessed: 2018 July 18.
Hassler, M. 2018. Threlkeldia. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 July 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Threlkeldia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 17 2016.
The Plant List 2013. Threlkeldia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Feb. 17.
Tropicos.org 2016. Threlkeldia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 17 Feb. 2016.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Threlkeldia. .

Threlkeldia is a genus of annuals or short-lived perennials in the family Amaranthaceae. There are two species, both of which are endemic to Australia. Together they occur in all Australian states except Queensland.

Threlkeldia inchoata (J.M.Black) J.M.Black, which occurs in New South Wales and South Australia.
Threlkeldia diffusa, known as coast bonefruit

References

"Threlkeldia ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
"Threlkeldia ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Genus Threlkeldia