Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Conostephium laeve
Ericaceae Juss.
Conostephium laeve Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Hislop, M. (25 July 2013), A taxonomic update of Conostephium (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae). Nuytsia 23: 322-326, Figs 3 (map), 4A, 5 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Binnu Road East, 4.7 km east of Balla Whelarra Road, north-east of Northampton, Western Australia, 7 June 2005, M. Hislop 3450 (holo: PERTH 07011547; iso: CANB, MEL, NSW).
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Latin laevis (smooth), a reference to the more or less smooth upper corolla tube that is a major distinguishing character separating the new species from the similar C. preissii."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 46 [secondary reference]