Tersonia

Tersonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gyrostemonaceae.

It is endemic to Western Australia.

Known species

• Tersonia cyathiflora , also known as button creeper.
• Tersonia brevipes , published in 1849,

They all have a syncarps.

Taxonomy

The genus name of Tersonia is in honour of Joséphine Louise Moquin-Tandon, born de Terson (1819–1890), wife of the French botanist Alfred Moquin-Tandon (Moq), the author of this genus. It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.13 (Issue 2) on page 40 in 1849.

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