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.
Type:"Comet Vale, Western Australia (J.T. Jutson, No. 239)."
Etymology:(not specified.)
Comment:The first part of the species epithet is presumed to derive from the genitive form of the Latin for "comet" [cometes], used in reference to the type locality. Maiden's original spelling of the epithet as "comitae-vallis" is thus here considered to be an orthographical error and correctable under ICN Art. 60.1 (Shenzhen Code, 2018).