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.

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Showing Olax pendula

Olacaceae Juss. ex R.Br.

APC
Plantae(reg.)
Charophyta(div.)
Equisetopsida(cl.)
Magnoliidae(subcl.)
Santalanae(superordo)
Santalales(ordo)
Olacaceae(fam.)
Olax(gen.)
pendula(sp.)

Olax pendula L.S.Sm.

, legitimate

, scientific

Smith, L.S. (1969), New species of and notes on Queensland Plants V.

Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium

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9

[tax. nov.]

Type: "Fishbone Creek, near Jacky Jacky Air-strip (±17.5 miles SSW. of Cape York), Smith 12428 (holotypus, BRI.078531)."

Sleumer, H.O. (1980), A taxonomic account of the Olacaceae of Asia, Malesia, and adjacent areas.

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159

[secondary reference]

George, A.S. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Olacaceae.

Flora of Australia

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18-20, Fig. 4E, Map 16

APC

[secondary reference]

APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2

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66

[secondary reference]

Comment: Appears in square brackets and italics as an "erroneous record".

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory.

Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory

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57

[secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3

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230

[secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List.

Fruits of the Rainforest

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308

[secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs.

Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs

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79

[secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest

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376

[secondary reference]

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (8 March 2022), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2021.

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9

[secondary reference]

Text: "Name made current. Taxon reinstated. R. Davis in sched. (01/12/2021)."