Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Eucalyptus merrickiae
Myrtaceae Juss.
Eucalyptus merrickiae Maiden & Blakely , legitimate, scientific
Maiden, J.H. & Blakely, W.F. (21 December 1925), Descriptions of sixteen new species of Eucalyptus. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 59: 192-193 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "So far it is known only from Western Australia. It has been found at Grasspatch, in sandy, loamy depressions around the salt lakes and saline flats, among other Mallees and small dense shrubs (C.A. Gardner, No. 1718, in field notes, No. 2218, on herbarium label, 23rd May, 1924)."
  • Etymology: "The species is named in honour of Miss Mary Merrick, who, in her capacity as librarian and stenographer, Botanic Gardens, Sydney, has been of very great help to us in our Eucalyptus work."
Maiden, J.H. (1928), A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus 7(9): 430-431, pl. 283 BHL [secondary reference]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 126, 127 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus scyphocalyx (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Maiden & Blakely legitimate
Chippendale, G.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (27 June 1988), Eucalyptus. Flora of Australia 19: 302, Fig. 87G-H, Map 360 [secondary reference]
common name: Goblet Mallee [n/a]
Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 18, 61, Fig. 141 [secondary reference]
common name: Goblet Mallee [n/a]
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Goblet Mallee [n/a]
Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 20 [secondary reference]
Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 111 [secondary reference]
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (2006), EUCLID Edn. 3: - [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Eucalyptus merrickae Maiden & Blakely orth. var.
  • APC Comment: Chippendale, Fl. Australia 19: 501 (1988) inadvertently mis-ascribed this name as E. merrickiae Luehm. He correctly ascribed it E. merrickiae Maiden & Blakely on p. 299 of the same work.
  • APC Dist.: WA
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