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.
Showing Thryptomene spicata
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- spicata(sp.)
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Type: south of Eneabba, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 21 October 2004, G. Cassis, M. Hall, C. Symonds & C. Weirauch 2-19 (holo: PERTH 06986943; iso: AMNH, CANB, MEL).
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APC Dist.: WA
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Etymology: "From the Latin spica (spear, spike) and -atus (indicating possession or likeness), referring to the subsessile flowers in a spike-like inflorescence."