An overview of the Australian Levenhookia (Stylidiaceae) complex, including a new species (L. murfetii) and observations on the triggering methods employed for pollination and outcrossing

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An overview of the Australian Levenhookia (Stylidiaceae) complex, including a new species (L. murfetii) and observations on the triggering methods employed for pollination and outcrossing. International Triggerplant Society Vol 1. No. 2: 3-29 (2011). An overview of the Australian Levenhookia complex is presented. A new species of Levenhookia R. Br. (Stylidiaceae), Levenhookia murfetii Lowrie & Conran from south-west Western Australia is described and illustrated. Descriptions and illustrations of L. chippendalei F.L. Erickson & J. H. Willis (1966); L. dubia Sond. (1845); L. leptantha Benth. (1868); L. octomaculata Erickson & Willis (1956); L. pauciflora Benth. (1837); L. preissii (Sond.) F. Muell. (1864); L. pulcherrima Carlquist (1969); L. pusilla R. Br. (1810); L. sonderi (F. Muell.) F. Muell. (1858); and L. stipitata (Benth.) F. Muell. ex Benth (1864); are provided for comparison and to complete this review of Levenhookia R. Br. (Stylidiaceae).