Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Atractocarpus hirtus
Rubiaceae Juss.
Atractocarpus hirtus (F.Muell.) Puttock , legitimate, scientific
Puttock, C.F. (10 July 1999), Revision of Atractocarpus (Rubiaceae: Gardenieae) in Australia and new combinations for some extra-Australian taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 12(2): 289-292, Figs 5, 6 (map) APC [comb. nov.]
basionym: Gardenia hirta F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Randia hirta (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rothmannia hirta (F.Muell.) Fagerl. legitimate common name: Hairy Randia [n/a] common name: Nativel Loquat [n/a] common name: Black Myrtle [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: Hirtus refers to the distinctive indumentum of long hairs on the young stems and abaxial leaf surfaces.
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 435 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Gardenia hirta F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Randia hirta (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate common name: Native Loquat [n/a] common name: Hairy Gardenia [n/a] common name: Hairy Randia [n/a]