Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Stylidium oviflorum
Stylidiaceae R.Br.
Stylidium oviflorum A.R.Bean , legitimate, scientific
Bean, A.R. (15 December 2000), A revision of the Stylidium subg. Andersonia (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). Austrobaileya 5(4): 624-625, Fig. 6E-F, Map 15 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Queensland. COOK DISTRICT: Gorge Creek, c. 10 km west of Mareeba on the Dimbulah road, [17 01'S 145 20'E], 15 April 1989, J.R.Clarkson 7880 & R.J.F. Henderson (holo: BRI; iso: DNA, MBA, PERTH, QRS).
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: From the Latin ovi - egg and florus- flower, in reference to the corolla colour which combines rich yellow and pure white, just as in a fried hen's egg.