Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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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.
Rubiaceae Juss.
Gardenia actinocarpa Puttock
, legitimate , scientific
Puttock, C.F. (5 October 1988) , A revision of Gardenia Ellis (Rubiaceae) from north-eastern Queensland. Austrobaileya 2(5) :
435-437, Fig. 1, Map 1A.
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"COOK DISTRICT: Oliver Creek, Cape Tribulation, October 1973, Webb 10826 & Tracey (holo: BRI; iso: K, NSW, QRS)."
Etymology:
The specific epithet is derived from actinos (ray) and carpos (fruit), referring to the star-shaped fruit.
Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989) , Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2 :
66
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Gardenia sp. 'Oliver Creek'
[n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994) , Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest :
311
[secondary reference]
Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998) , Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3 :
8
[secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999) , Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs :
83
[secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004) , Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest :
440
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Gardenia sp. 'Oliver Creek' (L.J.Webb & J.G.Tracey 10828)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Gardenia sp. 'Oliver Creek'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Gardenia sp. 'Oliver Creek' (L.J.Webb & J.G.Tracey 10826)
[n/a]