Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Areocleome
Cleomaceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Areocleome R.L.Barrett & Roalson , legitimate, scientific
Barrett, R.L., Roalson, E.H., Ottewell, K., Byrne, M., Govindwar, S.P., Yadav, S.R., Tamboli, A.S. & Gholave, A.R. (27 December 2017), Resolving Generic Boundaries in Indian–Australasian Cleomaceae: Circumscription of Areocleome, Arivela, and Corynandra as Distinct Genera. Systematic Botany 42(4): 700-701, Fig. 4 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Areocleome oxalidea (F.Muell.) R.L.Barrett & Roalson."
  • 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."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld