Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pilbara trudgenii
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Pilbara trudgenii Lander , legitimate, scientific
Lander, N.S. (9 May 2013), Pilbara, a new genus of Asteraceae (tribe Astereae) form Western Australia. Nuytsia 23: 118-121, Figs 1, 2, 3 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: east of Paraburdoo, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 24 October 1985, C.D.M. Keating 411 & M.E. Trudgen (holo : PERTH!; iso: AD!, DNA!, K!, NSW!).
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet honours botanist Malcolm Eric Trudgen (1951-), whose collections over many years have added so much to our knowledge of the flora of the Pilbara region. The Western Australian Herbarium currently holds over 8,300 of his specimens."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 59 APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Pilbara trudgenii Lander manuscript name
  • APC Dist.: WA