Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Leionema westonii
Rutaceae Juss.
Leionema westonii L.M.Copel. & I.Telford , legitimate, scientific
Copeland, L.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (4 April 2018), Leionema westonii (Rutaceae), a rare new species from north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Telopea 21: 19-24; Figs 1,2,3 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: New South Wales: Northern Tablelands: Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, NE rim of gorge of Spring Creek, c. 30 km E of Walcha, 1.5 km W of Steep Drop Falls, 4 May 2004, L.M. Copeland 3741, J.J. Bruhl & I.R. Telford; holo: NSW; iso: BRI, CANB, K, M, MEL, MO, NE.
  • APC Dist.: NSW
  • Etymology: The specific epithet honours Peter Henry Weston (1956–), formerly a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the New South Wales National Herbarium, and co-discoverer of the species in 2004. Peter has contributed greatly to our knowledge of the Australian flora and its biogeography, particularly of the Proteaceae and Rutaceae.