Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Type:Western Australia: Kenton, E of Walpole, South Coast Highway at Kent River, 17 Sep 1966, B.G. Briggs 634 [female] (holo: NSW95209; iso: MEL600565A, PERTH8371660).
Etymology:"The epithet refers to the fimbriate margin of the tepals of female flowers; from the Greek thysanos = fringe or tassel and anthos = flower."