Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Auranticarpa
Pittosporaceae R.Br.
Auranticarpa L.W.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford , legitimate, scientific
Cayzer, L.W., Crisp, M.D. & Telford, I.R.H. (15 December 2000), Auranticarpa, a new genus of Pittosporaceae from northern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 13(6): 903- 917 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Pittosporum rhombifolium A.Cunn. ex Hook.
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW
  • Etymology: "The generic name refers to the distinctive red-orange fruit: aurantius, meaning red-orange (Stearn 1983: 246–27); carpos, meaning fruit."
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 399 [secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 81 [secondary reference]