Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Lepyrodia fortunata
Restionaceae R.Br.
Lepyrodia fortunata B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson , legitimate, scientific
Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (16 August 2012), New species of Sporadanthus and Lepyrodia (Restionaceae) from eastern and Western Austalia. Telopea 14: 13, 15, Figs 2, 3 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Western Australia: about 100 m N of NE corner of Thistle Cove Beach, Cape Le Grand National Park, Peter G. Wilson 1629 & G.M. Towler, 7 Aug 2003 (holo NSW 612795; iso CANB, K, MO, PERTH).
  • Etymology: "the epithet is form the Latin fortuna = chance or luck, referring to the species' occurrence near the shores of Lucky Bay."
Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 514 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Lepyrodia fortunata B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson manuscript name
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Lepyrodia sp. 1 (Lucky Bay) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Lepyrodia 'fortunata' B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Lepyrodia fortunata Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Lepyrodia fortunata B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson manuscript name
  • APC Dist.: WA