Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Bentleya spinescens
Pittosporaceae R.Br.
Bentleya spinescens E.M.Benn. , legitimate, scientific
Bennett, E.M. (21 February 1986), Bentleya, a new genus of Pittosporaceae from southern Western Australia. Nuytsia 5(3): 402-404, Figs, 1, 2 BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "0.5 km west of Newdegate township (lat. 33°06′S; long. 119°01′E), Western Australia, E.M. Bennett 81083 (holo: PERTH; iso: B, CANB, K, MEL, MO, NSW.)"
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the spinescent habit of the plant, all the short branchlets ending in distinct spines."
Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 8 [secondary reference]
Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 108, 124 [secondary reference]
Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 16 [secondary reference]