Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Coelospermum purpureum
Rubiaceae Juss.
Coelospermum purpureum Halford & A.J.Ford , legitimate, scientific
Halford, D.A. & Ford, A.J. (23 November 2009), Coelospermum purpureum Halford & A.J.Ford (Rubiaceae), a new species from north-east Queensland. Austrobaileya 8(1): 70-75, Fig. 1, Map 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Queensland. Cook District: Daintree National Park, SE ridge of Mt Hemmant, above Noah Creek, 5 June 2007, A.J. Ford AF5084 & F. Jensen (holo: BRI; iso: CNS, L, MO, NSW).
taxonomic synonym: Randia sp. (Boonjee L.W.Jessup+ GJM264) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Randia sp. Boonjee (BG5345) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Randia sp. (Boonjee) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet, from Latin purpureus, purple, refers to the colour of the leafy twigs, stipules and petioles of this species, when fresh."