Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Petrophile cyathiforma
Proteaceae Juss.
Petrophile cyathiforma Foreman , legitimate, scientific
Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16: 474 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Hyden, W.A., 8 Sept. 1966, M.Barrow 84; Holo: PERTH; iso: CANB.
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the cup-shaped structure formed by the involucral bracts, which persists through to the fruiting stage."
Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16: 170, 173, Fig. 88, Map 158 [secondary reference]