Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Euphorbia philochalix
Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Euphorbia philochalix Halford & W.K.Harris , legitimate, scientific
Halford, D.A. & Harris, W.K. (21 December 2012), A taxonomic revision of Euphorbia section Anisophyllum Roeper (Euphorbiaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 8(4): 543-546, Figs 17, 27L, Map 42 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Western Australia. 37 km S of Denham, 24 May 1991, B.G.Thomson 3515 (holo: DNA; iso: NT, according to label information on the holotype sheet there are duplicates (isotypes) lodged at PERTH n.v., K n.v.)."
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is a noun in apposition and is from Greek philo-, loving, fond of, and chalix, calcium, in reference to the usual habitat of this species, namely on soils associated with limestone."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 48 [secondary reference]