Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Type:junction of Coorow-Greenhead Rd and Tootbardi Rd, Alexander Morrison National Park, Western Australia, 30 04'S, 115 31'E, 5 August1986, A.S.George 16781 (holo: PERTH 04110404; iso CANB, MEL, PERTH 04110412).
Etymology:" Epithet from the Greek platys (wide, flat) and carpos (a fruit), in reference to the follicles."