Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Isotropis faucicola
Fabaceae Lindl.
Isotropis faucicola Jobson , legitimate, scientific
Jobson, P.C. (17 December 2014), Two rare new species of Isotropis (Fabaceae: Faboideae: Mirbelieae) from tropical northern Australia. Telopea 17: 352-353, Figs 4-6, 7 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Australia: Northern Territory: Victoria River: Gregory National Park: Joe Creek [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 26 Mar 2009, I.D. Cowie 12339 & J. Westaway (holo: DNA D0191313; iso: AD, B, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, MO, NSW, NT, NY, PERTH)."
taxonomic synonym: Isotropis sp. Joe Creek (J.L.Egan 4915) NT Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet ‘faucicola’ is derived from the Latin fauces meaning throat or gorge and the suffix cola meaning dweller and in the botanical sense ‘growing on’, alluding to the preferred habitat of occurring in the Victoria River Gorge and associated gorges."