Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Psydrax pallida
Rubiaceae Juss.
Psydrax pallida S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. , legitimate, scientific
Reynolds, S.T. & Henderson, R.J.F. (6 December 2004), Vanguerieae A.Rich. ex Dum. (Rubiaceae) in Australia, 3. Psydrax Gaertn. Austrobaileya 6(4): 856-857, Map 14 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Queensland. Cook District: Dixie Station, 15 03'S, 143 27'E, 1 December 1994, S.T. Garnett 1545 (holo: BRI).
nomenclatural synonym: Canthium sp. (Dixie Station S.T.Garnett 1545) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: The specific epithet pallida, Latin for 'pale', refers to the very pale grey or pale brown, almost whitish stems and very pale grey twigs in this species.