Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Linnaea
Caprifoliaceae Juss.
Linnaea Gronov. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 631 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Linnaea borealis L.
Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum: 279 BHL [secondary reference]
Christenhusz, M.J.M. (2013), Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae). Phytotaxa 125(1): 27-28 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Abelia R.Br. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: A Northern hemisphere taxon, recorded in an Australian context only as the parent of Linnaea ×grandiflora (Rovelli ex André) Christenh. Linnaea ×grandiflora is treated as a synonym of Abelia ×grandiflora (Rovelli ex André) Rehder in Australia.