Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Lectotype:"Swan River, J. Drummond 3rd Coll. no. 53 (lecto, here designated: ? K, n.v.; isolecto: MEL n.v., NSW)."
APC Dist.:WA
Etymology:"From the Greek pachys, meaning "thick", and stachyus, meaning "flower-spike", referring to the spike of flowers situated in the swollen, corky stems."