Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
misapplied to:
CerberainflataS.T.Blakelegitimate
by White, C.T.(1 April 1933), Ligneous plants collected for the Arnold Arboretum in north Queensland by S.F. Kajewski in 1929.Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University4: 92
misapplication:
CerberaodollamC.F.Gaertn.legitimate
by Baker, E.G.in Andrews, C.W.(1900), Gamopetalae.A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 182
misapplied to:
CerberainflataS.T.Blakelegitimate
by White, C.T.(1 April 1933), Ligneous plants collected for the Arnold Arboretum in north Queensland by S.F. Kajewski in 1929.Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University4: 92
APC Comment:The name Cerbera lactaria presents some problems in its attribution. Sprengel (1825) described it as "Cerbera lactaria Hamilt." and cited "C. Manghas Gaertn." in synonymy. Gaertner's C. Manghas was that of Linnaeus (1753) (indirect reference), so Sprengel's name is illegitimate. Who was "Hamilt."? Two possiblities exist: William Hamilton 1783-1856 (abbrev. Ham.) and Francis Buchanan-Hamilton 1762-1829 (abbrev. Buch.-Ham.). Both have been attributed at one time or another as the source of the name. The latter was used in Flora of Australia and Index Kewensis and is used here for continuity. Chapman, APNI 670 (1991) attributed the name as Cerbera lactaria D.Dietrich (1839), claiming that Dietrich obtained his epithet from W.Hamilton. This iteration however is mainly a reprint of Sprengel's work, and also refers back to C. manghas L. via "C. manghas Gaertn." and should be treated as an isonym. There is no reason to interpret the "Hamilt." of Dietrich any differently to that of Sprengel.