Pentachondra involucrata

Pentachondra involucrata
	Freycinet National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Pentachondra
Species:	P. involucrata
Binomial name
	Pentachondra involucrata; R.Br.

Pentachondra involucrata, the forest frilly-heath, is a small Tasmanian plant in the family Ericaceae.

The specific epithet involucrata is derived from Latin, translated as "wrapper". It refers to the involucral bract, a whorl of bracts below the flower. It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810, in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.^[1]

References[]

^ "Pentachondra involucrata". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

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[1] "Pentachondra involucrata". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

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