Tremulina tremula explained

Tremulina tremula is a plant in the Restionaceae family, found in the south-west of Western Australia.^{[1] [2]}

It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown as Restio tremulus,^[3] but was transferred to the genus Tremulina in 1998 by Barbara Briggs & Lawrie Johnson.^[4]

The species epithet, tremula, is a Latin adjective (tremulus, -a, -um, derived from the verb, tremere, "to tremble"), which describes the plant as trembling or shaking.^[5]

External links

• Tremulina tremula occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Notes and References

1. Web site: AVH occurrence data: Tremulina tremula. avh.ala.org.au. 2021-07-15.
2. Web site: Tremulina tremula (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-07-16. Plants of the World Online. en.
3. 245. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36315522.
4. 361.
5. Web site: tremulus,-a,-um. 2021-07-16. www.plantillustrations.org.