Baloskion tetraphyllum

Baloskion tetraphyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Baloskion
Species:	B. tetraphyllum
Binomial name
	Baloskion tetraphyllum; (Labill.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
Synonyms
	Restio tetraphyllus Labill.; Baloskion dichotomum Raf. nom. illeg.

Baloskion tetraphyllum is a rush-like plant in the family Restionaceae. Common names include tassel rope-rush, plume rush and Australian reed.^[1]

The species was formally described in 1806 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. He gave it the name Restio tetraphyllus.^[2] Lawrie Johnson and Barbara Briggs placed it in the genus Baloskion in 1998.^[3]

References[]

^ Quirico, A.L.; Briggs B.G. "Baloskion tetraphyllum". PlantNET – New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
^ "Baloskion tetraphyllum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
^ Briggs, Barbara G.; Johnson, L. A. S. (1998). "New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae". Telopea. 8 (1): 21–33.

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[NSW-1] Quirico, A.L.; Briggs B.G. "Baloskion tetraphyllum". PlantNET – New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

[APNI-2] "Baloskion tetraphyllum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

[3] Briggs, Barbara G.; Johnson, L. A. S. (1998). "New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae". Telopea. 8 (1): 21–33.

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