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:300 metres south of south boundary of "Airport, One Mile Aboriginal Community", Broome, Western Australia, 17 56' 37"S, 122 14' 09"E, 24th May 1995, C.F.Wilkins CW807, K.A.Shepherd, R. Orifici, T. Willing, P. Foulkes, J. Martin & D. Duncan (holo: PERTH 05232058; iso: CANB, MEL, K, BRI).
Etymology:"From the Greek katatonus meaning ‘broader than high’ (Brown 1956, p. 310 [i.e. R.W.Brown Composition of Scientific Words (1956)] , pertaining to the calyx lobes of this species being broader than long."