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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Germainia truncatiglumis (Benth.) Chai-Anan

Reference
Thai Forest Bull.,Bot. 6:45 (1972)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Densely caespitose perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.5-1.5 m high. Fl. Jan to Sep. Sandy alluvial soils, rocky basaltic loam. Along creeks, rocky gullies, near waterfalls, waterholes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.