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.

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Chenopodiaceae Vent.

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Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae.

Flora of South Australia

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198

[common name]

common name of:

Kochia aphylla R.Br.

legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae.

Flora of South Australia

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~ 312, Fig. 434

[common name]

common name of:

Kochia aphylla R.Br.

legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains

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352

[common name]

common name of:

Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr.

legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory

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39

[common name]

common name of:

Kochia brevifolia R.Br.

legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales

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288

[common name]

common name of:

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. obovatus

legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae.

Flora of Australia

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~ 212, Fig. 34, Map 305

[common name]

common name of:

Maireana aphylla (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson

legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae.

Flora of New South Wales

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257

[common name]

common name of:

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell.

legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4

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262

[common name]

common name of:

Maireana decalvans (Gand.) Paul G.Wilson

legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae.

Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition

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257

[common name]

common name of:

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell.

legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae.

Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition

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232

[common name]

common name of:

Maireana aphylla (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson

legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online

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-

[common name]

common name of:

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. obovatus

legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online

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-

[common name]

common name of:

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell.

legitimate

State Herbarium of South Australia (2007), Fact sheets.

The Electronic Flora of South Australia

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-

[common name]

common name of:

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell.

legitimate

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5

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-

[common name]

common name of:

Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell.

legitimate