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.