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 Polycarpaea spicata

Caryophyllaceae Juss.

APC
Plantae(reg.)
Charophyta(div.)
Equisetopsida(cl.)
Magnoliidae(subcl.)
Caryophyllanae(superordo)
Caryophyllales(ordo)
Caryophyllaceae(fam.)
Polycarpaea(gen.)
spicata(sp.)

Polycarpaea spicata Arn.

, legitimate

, scientific

Wight, R. & Arnott, G.A.W. (1839), Descriptions of Some New or Rare Indian Plants.

Annals of Natural History

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91

[tax. nov.]

Type: "Hab. in montibus Peninsulae australioribus, Wight."

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay.

The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae

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xliv

[secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1

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167

[secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym:

Polycarpaea staticiformis Hochst. & Steud.

legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants

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28

[secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (1 December 1977), Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) in Australia.

Austrobaileya

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61

[secondary reference]

Text: "There is one specimen at Kew labelled "N.W. Coast, Bynoe". I have seen no other material from Australia and until further specimens are collected I regard the record as a doubtful one."

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia

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39

[secondary reference]

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

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76

[secondary reference]

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census

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- APC

[secondary reference]

APC Comment: A widespread taxon, doubtfully recorded for Australia (see L.Pedley, Austrobaileya 1: 61 (1977)).