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.
Costaceae Nakai
Costus speciosus ( J.Koenig) Sm.
, legitimate , scientific
Smith, J.E. (1791) , An account of several plants presented to the Linnean Society, at different times, by Mr. John Fairbairn and Mr. Thomas Hoy, Fellows of the Linnean Society. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 1 :
249
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Banksea speciosa J.Koenig
legitimate
Maas, P.J.M. (1979) , Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Blumea 25(2) :
546
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Costus potierae F.Muell.
legitimate
Williams, K.A.W. (1984) , Native Plants of Queensland 2 :
90
[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]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Costus potierae F.Muell.
legitimate
by Maas, P.J.M. (1979) , Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Blumea 25(2) : 546
Dutta, S.R. (30 June 2013) , Comment on the identity of Hellenia speciosa (J. Koenig ex Smith) S. Dutta & Hellenia speciosa (J. Koenig ex Smith) S. Dutta var dilnavazii (M.R. Almeida & S.M. Almeida) S. Dutta. Pleione 7(1) :
228
[nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of:
Hellenia speciosa ( J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Cheilocostus potierae ( F.Muell.) M.G.Harr. & Zich
legitimate
by Maas, P.J.M. (1979) , Notes on Asiatic and Australian Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). Blumea 25(2) : 546
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2018) , Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2017 to 2018. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2018 :
8
[secondary reference]
Brown, G.K. (December 2021) , Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021 :
9
[nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of:
Hellenia speciosa ( J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta
legitimate