Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Eriocaulon aloefolium
Eriocaulaceae Martinov
Eriocaulon aloefolium R.J.Davies , legitimate, scientific
Davies, R.J.-P., Craigie, A.I., Mackay, D.A., Whalen, M.A., Cheong, J.P.-E. & Leach, G.J. (8 November 2007), Resolution of the taxonomy of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) taxa endemic to Australian mound springs, using morphometrics and AFLP markers. Australian Systematic Botany 20(5): 445, Fig. 1 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Queensland, Long Spring, Edgbaston, NE of Aramac, R.J. Fensham 5546. Holo: BRI.
taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon sp. (Edgbaston R.J.Fensham 5546) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
Leach, G.J. (13 September 2017), A revision of Australian Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae). Telopea 20: 212-213, Figs 2a-b, 11.1(map) [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon sp. (Edgbaston R.J.Fensham 5546) [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The species name refers to the superficial similarity of its foliage to that of species in the genus Aloe."