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.
Etymology:" Desfontaines ... coined the generic name from the strong resemblance of the bracteoles, especially the outer bracteole, to a cape or hood. A late antique Greek word for a type of cap worn by court officials, or the hood of a monastic habit, is a καμελαύκιον, i.e. kamelaukion. ... In the type species C. ciliatum Desf., the bracteoles are brown and closely resemble the hood or cape of a medieval monk. An additional monastic hood-like character is the erect or curved, coneshaped nipple, referred to here as an ‘umbo’, borne on the highest part of the bracteoles of C. ciliatum Desf., and most other species of the genus."
