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.
Etymology:"The word pigea is thought to be based on the Greek pygia meaning buttocks. This naming was perhaps an illusion by Gingins de la Sarraz to the form of the stamens
in P. monopetala; however, this cannot be corroborated. An alternative explanation is that the word pigea is based upon the French word piger and is the third person singular form of that word. The word piger is derived from pigeō (annoyance, reluctance); however,
any obvious relationship to its possible use for the generic name remains obscure."