Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pultenaea indira subsp. monstrosita
Fabaceae Lindl.
Pultenaea indira subsp. monstrosita Orthia , legitimate, scientific
Orthia, L.A., de Kok, R.P.J. & Crisp, M.D. (20 May 2005), A revision of Pultenaea (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). 4. Species occurring in Western Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 18(2): 185, Fig. 6d (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "[locality abbreviated to protect taxon] W of Lake King on hwy, measured from turnoff to Ravensthorpe, 2.xi.2002, Orthia 78 (holo-, PERTH!; iso-, CANB!, MEL!, K!)."
  • Etymology: "The name of this subspecies refers to its monstrous appearance: it is covered in grey hairs, appearing as fuzz. In Latin, the word monstrosus means strange or wonderful."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Pultenaea monstrosita Orthia manuscript name
  • APC Dist.: WA