Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Aidia gyropetala
Rubiaceae Juss.
Aidia gyropetala A.J.Ford & Halford , legitimate, scientific
Ford, A.J. & Halford, D.A. (20 January 2015), Aidia gyropetala A.J.Ford & Halford (Rubiaceae), a new and dioecious species from north-east Queensland. Telopea 18: 14-17, Figs 1, 2 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland: Cook District : Mt Lewis National Park, [W of Mossman] adjacent to CSIRO EP/18, A. Ford 6085 & W. Cooper , 26 Sep 2012 (holotype: BRI, isotypes: A, CANB, CNS, HO, K, L, MEL, MO, NSW, SING, Z)"
taxonomic synonym: Aidia sp. (Mt Lewis) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "The epithet gyropetala , from the Greek gyros (circle or round), and petalon (leaf, thin plate) hence petal, in reference to the relative roundness of the corolla lobes of this species."
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (November 2015), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2014 census to 2015 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2015: 27 [secondary reference]