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On a new centrolepideae

Rodway, Leonard 1894 , 'On a new centrolepideae' , Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania , p. 55 .

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Abstract

The small order Centrolepideae, an offshoot of Restiaceae, has
its distribution mostly Australian. Tasmania is particularly
fortunate in species numbering 12 out of a total of about 24
that have been described.
The order includes, according to the usually accepted classification,
four genera: Aphelia, Centrolepis (including Alepyrum),
Trithuria, and Gaimardia. Tasmania has long had recorded
good specimens of the first three genera, and I have now the
good fortune of adding a member of the fourth, Gaimardia,
which has hitherto been found only in New Zealand and the
South Seas to S. America. I describe the plant in conjunction with our truly respected
Fellow, Baron von Mueller, and we name it after its first
discoverer, W. Fitzgerald, F.B.H.S.
Gaimardia fitzgeraldi, n. sp.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Rodway, Leonard
Keywords: Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title: Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections: Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
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In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.

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