Tersonia
# Tersonia

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

It is endemic to Western Australia.

## Known species

* Tersonia cyathiflora (Fenzl) A.S.George ex J.W.Green, also known as button creeper.
* Tersonia brevipes Moq., 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.

