Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Leptocarpus depilatus
Restionaceae R.Br.
Leptocarpus depilatus B.G.Briggs , legitimate, scientific
Briggs, B.G. (9 April 2014), Leptocarpus (Restionaceae) enlarged to include Meeboldina and Stenotalis, with new Western Australian species and subgenera. Telopea 16: 33-34, Figs 9a-f, 8 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Western Australia: Thompsons Road, c. 55 km N of Walpole, 6 km S of Muirs Highway, B.G. Briggs 6945, 20 Nov 1977 [male] (holo NSW299931; iso PERTH).
taxonomic synonym: Meeboldina 'decipiens' subsp. 'depilata' B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Meeboldina decipiens subsp. depilata Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Meeboldina decipiens subsp. depilata B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson manuscript name taxonomic synonym: Meeboldina sp. C [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet refers to the female tepals and bracts developing less dense tomentum than in L. decipiens: Latin de- = departure or removal; pilus = hair."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 128 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Meeboldina decipiens subsp. depilata B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson manuscript name