Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Bossiaea zarae
Fabaceae Lindl.
Bossiaea zarae R.L.Barrett , legitimate, scientific
Barrett, R.L. & Barrett, M.D. (3 November 2015), Twenty-seven new species of vascular plants from Western Australia. Nuytsia 26: 60-62, Fig. 18 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Bigge Island, Kimberley, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 17 February 2008, M.N. Lyons & G.J. Keighery s.n. (holo: PERTH 08635056 [sheet 1 of 2], PERTH 08635137 [sheet 2 of 2]); iso: CANB, DNA)."
taxonomic synonym: Bossiaea sp. Princess May Range (M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett MDB 1326) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Princess May Winged Pea [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Arabic and Hebrew name Zara (meaning princess), used here in reference to the Princess May Ranges where this species was first recognised as distinct."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 9 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Bossiaea sp. Princess May Range (M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett MDB 1326) WA Herbarium [n/a]