Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Westringia ophioglossa
Lamiaceae Martinov
Westringia ophioglossa R.W.Davis & Jobson , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W. & Jobson, P.C. (28 March 2013), Two new species of Westringia sect. Cephalowestringia (Lamiaceae: Westringeae) from the south-west of Western Australia. Nuytsia 23: 272-273, Fig. 1 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "North-north-east of Wubin, east of Maya, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 23 December 2012, R.Davis & P. Jobson RD 12247 (holo: PERTH 08407894, iso: CANB)."
taxonomic synonym: Westringia sp. Maya (R.Davis & P.Jobson RD 12235) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The species epithet is derived from the Greek ophis (a snake) and glossa (tongue) in reference to the lateral lobes of the corolla being deeply divided, resembling a snake's tongue."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 60 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Westringia sp. Maya (R.Davis & P.Jobson RD 12235) WA Herbarium [n/a]