Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Everistia
Rubiaceae Juss.
Everistia S.T.Reynolds , legitimate, scientific
Reynolds, S.T. & Henderson, R.J.F. (25 January 1999), Vanguerieae A.Rich ex Dum. (Rubiaceae) in Australia, 1. Everistia S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Austrobaileya 5(2): 354-355 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Everistia vacciniifolia (F.Muell.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. (Canthium vacciniifolium F.Muell.)
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW
  • Etymology: This genus is named in honour of the late Dr Selwyn L. Everist, a former Director of the Queensland Herbarium (1954-1976), who gave us the opportunity to work in our particular field of botanical interest and who supported and encouraged many a botanist during his directorship at BRI. Dr Gordon Guymer, current Chief Botanist at BRI, is thanked for suggesting this name.
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 440 [secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 329 [secondary reference]