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.

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Showing Costus potierae

Costaceae Nakai

Costus potierae F.Muell.

, legitimate

, scientific

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(30)

:

164

[tax. nov.]

Type: "In nemoribus sinus maris Rockingham Bay. Dallachy."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants

:

114

[secondary reference]

Schumann, K. in Engler, H.G.A. (1904), Das Pflanzenreich 20

:

399

[secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants

:

542

[secondary reference]

Maas, P.J.M. (1979), Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae).

:

546

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm.

legitimate

Smith, R.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Appendix: Costaceae.

Flora of Australia

:

453

[secondary reference]

Lectotype: "Rockingham Bay, Qld, 17 Apr. 1864, J.Dallachy s.n.; lecto (here chosen): MEL."

Smith, R.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Costaceae.

Flora of Australia

:

35, 36, Map 36

[secondary reference]

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

:

303

[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

:

61

[secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines

:

Code 3406

[secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest

:

564

[secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm. legitimate by

Maas, P.J.M. (1979), Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae).

Blumea

25(2)

: 546

APC Dist.: Qld

Harrington, M.G. & Zich, F. (16 August 2012), A new combination in Australian Costaceae.

:

9

[basionym]

basionym of:

Cheilocostus potierae (F.Muell.) M.G.Harr. & Zich

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Cheilocostus potierae (F.Muell.) M.G.Harr. & Zich

legitimate