Walwhalleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae, subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Paniceae.Zuloaga F.O., Salariato D.L. & Scataglini A. (2018). Molecular phylogeny of Panicum s. str. (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) and insights into its biogeography and evolution PLoS ONE 13(2, e0191529): 1-39. All members use C3 photosynthesis
It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria in Australia.
Known species As accepted by Kew: Walwhalleya jacobsiana R.D.B.Whalley & J.J.Bruhl Walwhalleya proluta (F.Muell.) Wills & J.J.Bruhl Walwhalleya pungens (Wills & J.J.Bruhl) Wills & J.J.Bruhl Walwhalleya subxerophila (Domin) Wills & J.J.Bruhl
Taxonomy The genus name of Walwhalleya is in honour of Ralph Derwyn Broughton Whalley (b. 1933), an Australian botanist and specialist in grasses.Whalley, Ralph Derwyn Broughton (Wal). Biographical notes. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria It was first described and published in Austral. Syst. Bot. Vol.19 on page 327 in 2006.
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