Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Hysterobaeckea setifera
Myrtaceae Juss.
Hysterobaeckea setifera Rye , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (22 March 2018), An update to the taxonomy of some Western Australian genera of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae: 5. Hysterobaeckea. Nuytsia 29: 103-104 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "4.9 km north of Wanarra Rd, on Rabbit Proof Fence Rd, east of Perenjori, Western Australia, 13 October 2003, B.L. Rye 231020 & M.E. Trudgen (holo: PERTH 06588441; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW)."
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet, based on the Latin word setifer (bristle-bearing), refers to the stems. Since each of the appressed leaves terminates in a long, bristle-like point ... the stems appear bristly."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 4 [secondary reference]