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 Areocleome
- APC
- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Rosanae(superordo)
- Brassicales(ordo)
- Cleomaceae(fam.)
- Areocleome(gen.)
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Type: "Areocleome oxalidea (F.Muell.) R.L.Barrett & Roalson."
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Etymology: "A combination of the Latin areo (to dry up, or to be dry) and the generic name Cleome, in reference to the habitat of the genus in highly seasonal landscapes in northern Australia that rapidly dry out following cessation of rainfall."
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APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld