Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pimelea leiophylla
Thymelaeaceae Juss.
Pimelea leiophylla A.M.Gray & M.Baker , legitimate, scientific
Gray, A.M. & Baker, M.L. (20 December 2016), Pimelea leiophylla (Thymelaeaceae): a new endemic species from Tasmania’s east coast. Muelleria 35: 16-21, Figs 1, 2, 3 (map) BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "TASMANIA. The Hazards, saddle between Mt Parsons and Mt Dove, 29.xii.1989, A.M.Buchanan 11570 (holotype: HO 121035 (Fig. 1); isotype: MEL 2383961A)."
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea sp. Freycinet (A.M.Buchanan 15902) Tas. Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Tas
  • Etymology: "From the Greek leio - smooth and phylla - leaves. The epithet refers to the very soft, smooth foliage of this taxon."