Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Lobelia fontana
Campanulaceae Juss.
Lobelia fontana Albr. & N.G.Walsh , legitimate, scientific
Albrecht, D.E., Walsh, N.G., Jobson, R.W. & Knox, E.B. (20 April 2020), Lobelia fenshamii N.G.Walsh & Albr. and L. fontana Albr. & N.G.Walsh (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), two new species endemic to artesian springs in central and south-western Queensland. Austrobaileya 10(4): 588-592, Figs 3-6 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland. GREGORY NORTH DISTRICT: Elizabeth Springs, c. 100 km SE of Boulia, 24 February 1999, R.J. Fensham 3676 (holo: BRI [1 sheet & spirit material])."
taxonomic synonym: Isotoma sp. (Elizabeth Springs R.J.Fensham 3676) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is from the Latin fons, spring of water, in reference to the artesian spring habitat of this species."
Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020: 11 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Isotoma sp. (Elizabeth Springs R.J.Fensham 3676) [n/a]