Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pterocaulon discolor
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Pterocaulon discolor A.R.Bean , legitimate, scientific
Bean, A.R. (1 December 2011), A taxonomic revision of Pterocaulon section Monenteles (Labill.) Kuntze (Asteraceae: Inuleae-Plucheinae). Austrobaileya 8(3): 293-294, Figs 4I-L, 6, Map 3 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Australia: Northern Territory, 3 km N of Adelaide River bridge on Stuart Highway, 3 May 1983, J.D.Briggs 819 (holo: CANB; iso: MEL).
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "From the Latin discolor, meaning 'of different colours'. This refers to the leaves which in this species are strikingly green on the upper surface and snowy white on the lower surface."
Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Pterocaulon. Flora of Australia 37: 398, map [secondary reference]