Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Leucopogon prolatus
Ericaceae Juss.
Leucopogon prolatus Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Hislop, M. (13 December 2016), New species of Leucopogon s. str. (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae) from the Geraldton Sandplains. Nuytsia 27: 231-235, Figs 7, 8 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Eneabba township area, Western Australia, 1 September 1979, J.M. Powell 1362 (holo: PERTH 01559532; iso: CANB, K, L, MEL, NSW)."
taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sp. South Eneabba (E.A.Griffin 8027) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The Latin epithet (prolatus: lengthened, extended) is a reference to the species’ longer leaves relative to the otherwise similar L. inflexus."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2018), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2017. Nuytsia 29: 10 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Leucopogon sp. South Eneabba (E.A.Griffin 8027) WA Herbarium [n/a]