Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ipomoea tolmerana
Convolvulaceae Juss.
Ipomoea tolmerana 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): 712 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Northern Territory, Litchfield National Park, Walter Creek Ranger Station, 14 March 1995, I.D.Cowie 5366 & S.Taylor (holo: BRI [AQ597032]; iso: DNA)."
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT
  • Etymology: "Named after Mt Tolmer where the initial collections were made. Since then, the taxon has been commonly referred to as "Ipomoea Tolmer" and I. tolmeri". The mountain was named in honour of Alexander Tolmer (1815-1890), Commissioner of Police in South Australia."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 48 [secondary reference]