Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Haemodorum capitatum
Haemodoraceae R.Br.
Haemodorum capitatum R.L.Barrett & Hopper , legitimate, scientific
Barrett, R.L., Hopper, S.D., Macfarlane, T.D. & Barrett, M.D. (3 November 2015), Seven new species of Haemodorum (Haemodoraceae) from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Nuytsia 26: 115-117, Fig. 2 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "[north-east of Broome,] Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 26 November 2013, R.L. Barrett & C. Bennison RLB 8315 (holo: PERTH 08614385; iso: BM, BRI, CANB, DNA, K, MEL, NSW)."
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin capitus (head) in reference to the very compact, head-like inflorescence structure."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 3 [secondary reference]