Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pimelea pelinos
Thymelaeaceae Juss.
Pimelea pelinos Rye , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (31 August 1989), A new species of Pimelea (Thymelaeaceae) from south-western Australia. Nuytsia 7(1): 59--62, Figs 1, 2 (map) BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: East of Scaddan, Western Australia, 10 June 1988, A.J.G. Wilson 114 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, K, MEL). The type collection is from an individual female plant.
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Greek word pelinos meaning 'of clay or mud'. referring to the habitat of the species."
Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 118, 127 [secondary reference]
Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 149 [secondary reference]