Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Vigna triodiophila
Fabaceae Lindl.
Vigna triodiophila A.E.Holland & R.Butcher , legitimate, scientific
Holland, A.E. & Butcher, R. (13 May 2016), Vigna triodiophila (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae), a new conservation-listed species from the Pilbara, Western Australia. Nuytsia 27: 78-83, Figs 1, 2 (map), 3 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "near Harding Dam, south of Roebourne, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 28 May 2009, R. Butcher, K. Shepherd & J.A. Wege RB 1400 (holo: PERTH 07905718; iso: BRI, CANB, DNA)."
taxonomic synonym: Vigna sp. Burrup (B18) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Vigna sp. Harding Dam (HD 189-12) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Vigna sp. rockpiles (R.Butcher et al. RB 1400) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to this species’ proclivity for growing among and through the spinifex hummocks associated with its rockpile habitat (Triodia spp.; Gk. -philus, -loving)."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 129 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Vigna sp. rockpiles (R.Butcher et al. RB 1400) WA Herbarium [n/a]