Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Petrophile arcuata
Proteaceae Juss.
Petrophile arcuata Foreman , legitimate, scientific
Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16: 474 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "55 Miles [ c. 88 km] E of Southern Cross towards Coolgardie, W.A., 9 Sept. 1968, M.E. Phillips CBG 02766; holo: CBG; iso: AD, BRI." [Accession number should read "CBG 027660", T.R.Lally, pers. comm. 2013]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the curved leaves seen on most of the dried collections."
Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16: 167, Fig. 85, Map 155 [secondary reference]