Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Anigozanthos onycis
Haemodoraceae R.Br.
Anigozanthos onycis A.S.George , legitimate, scientific
George, A.S. (23 May 1974), A new species of Anigozanthos (Haemodoraceae) from Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(4): 367-369, Fig. 1 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "South Stirling, southern Western Australia, 1 Oct. 1972, R. Dixon s.n. Holo: PERTH (Fig. 1), iso: CANB. Flowers in spirit collection at PERTH, no. 1260/B."
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet, derived from the Greek onyx (a claw, talon), refers to the claw-like appearance of the open flower."
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 51 [secondary reference]
Hopper, S.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Anigozanthos. Flora of Australia 45: 119, Fig. 49H, Map 123 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: WA