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.
Type:"Far eastern Section, Giles, Pass of the Abencarrages, Rawlinson Ranges, ca. 80 km. W of the Northern Territory border, Western Australia, R. Hill No. 1353, 29.7.1964 (PERTH), located in the State Herbarium of Western Australia, South Perth. ISOTYPES: AD; NSW 101375. "
misapplication:
AcacianotabilisF.Muell.legitimate
by Chippendale, G.M.(1958), Notes on the Vegetation of a Desert Area in Central Australia.Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia81: 38
common name:Tawu[n/a]common name:Gidgee[n/a]common name:Black Gidgee[n/a]
nomenclatural synonym:Racospermapruinocarpum(Tindale) Pedleylegitimate
misapplication:
AcacianotabilisF.Muell.legitimate
by Chippendale, G.M.(1958), Notes on the Vegetation of a Desert Area in Central Australia.Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia81: 38
Etymology:"The botanical name is derived from the Latin pruina (hoarfrost) and the Greek karpos (fruit) and alludes to the white powdery substance (pruinosity) that appears on the surface of the pods."