Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Chamaescilla maculata
Asparagaceae Juss.
Chamaescilla maculata R.W.Davis & A.P.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W. & Brown, A.P. (8 June 2017), A new species of Chamaescilla (Asparagaceae) from the mid-west of Western Australia. Nuytsia 28: 225-227, Fig. 1B APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "[north-west of Northampton,] Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 2 August 2016, R.W. Davis 12624 & A.P. Brown (holo: PERTH 08785384; iso: CANB)."
common name: Red-Spotted Squill [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin maculatus (spotted) in reference to the reddish to purple markings at the ends of the perianth, mostly on the abaxial surface. "
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2018), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2017. Nuytsia 29: 2 [secondary reference]