Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Wurmbea fluviatilis
Colchicaceae DC.
Wurmbea fluviatilis T.D.Macfarl. & A.L.Case , legitimate, scientific
Macfarlane, T.D. & Case, A.L. (24 June 2011), Wurmbea fluviatilis (Colchicaceae), a new riverine species from the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Nuytsia 21(1): 26-29, Figs 1, 2 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Gum Creek, [Mt Augustus Station], Western Australia, 29 June 2006, T.D.Macfarlane, A.P.Brown & C.J.French TDM 3889 (holo: PERTH 08230447, iso: CANB, MEL).
taxonomic synonym: Wurmbea sp. Thomas River (A.Case & B.Cole 58) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: The specific epithet fluviatilis is from a Latin adjective meaning pertaining to rivers, in reference to the riverside habitat of this species.
Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 523 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Wurmbea sp. Thomas River (A.Case & B.Cole 58) [n/a]