Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Astartea eobalta
Myrtaceae Juss.
Astartea eobalta Rye , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (28 March 2013), A revision of the south-western Australian genus Astartea (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Nuytsia 23: 232-234, Fig. 8B (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Cape Le Grand, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 9 April 1966, E.M. Scrymgeour 440 (holo: PERTH 06172628).
taxonomic synonym: Astartea sp. eastern swamps (A.G.Gunness 2434) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Greek eos (east) and balte (swamp) as this species is associated with wetlands in the eastern part of the range of the genus."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 53 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Astartea sp. eastern swamps (A.G.Gunness 2434) WA Herbarium [n/a]