Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Prasophyllum exiguum
Orchidaceae Juss.
Prasophyllum exiguum M.A.Clem. , nom. inval., nom. nud., scientific
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 112 [primary reference]
misapplication: Prasophyllum rufum R.Br. legitimate by Fitzgerald, R.D. (March 1888), Australian Orchids 2(4): [6th plate]
  • Comment: Clements cites "P. exiguum Rupp, Victorian Naturalist 65: 142 (1948)" but the designation was not validly published by Rupp in that work. Clements does not provide the information necessary to publish the name of a new taxon under ICN Art. 39.1 (Shenzhen Code, 2018), as no description or diagnosis is given. While Clements refers to a previously published description of this taxon by Fitzgerald under the name Prasophyllum rufum R.Br. this does not meet the requirements, as Fitzgerald's description of P. rufum is given only in English.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Genoplesium despectans (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Corunastylis despectans (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate