Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Leucopogon nitidus
Ericaceae Juss.
Leucopogon nitidus Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Hislop, M. (29 August 2011), New, locally endemic taxa in Leucopogon (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae) from the Perth and midwest regions of Western Australia. Nuytsia 21(2): 79-82, Figs 2 (map), 3 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Kojarena [east of Geraldton], Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 19 July 2008, J. Brooker 170 (holo: PERTH 07908024; iso: CANB, NSW).
taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sp. Kojarena (J.Brooker 232) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin nitidus (shining, bright), in reference to the glossy leaf surfaces."
Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 515 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sp. Kojarena (J.Brooker 232) WA Herbarium [n/a]