Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ipomoea kalumburu
Convolvulaceae Juss.
Ipomoea kalumburu R.W.Johnson , legitimate, scientific
Johnson, R.W. (21 December 2012), New species and subspecies of Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae) from northern Australia and a key to the Australian species. Austrobaileya 8(4): 707-708, Fig. 5, Map 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Western Australia. Cattle paddock, eastern bank of King Edward River, 1.06 km from Kalumburu Mission, 31 March 2001, A.A.Mitchell 6685 (holo: PERTH; iso: BRI)."
taxonomic synonym: Ipomoea sp. Kalumburu (A.A.Mitchell 3869B) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet, kalumburu, refers to the name of the aboriginal settlement in northern Western Australia where it is found. Kalumburu is an aboriginal word meaning "Path by the river or river crossing"."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 57 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ipomoea sp. Kalumburu (A.A.Mitchell 3869B) WA Herbarium [n/a]