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.
Lectotype:"Type citation: “Ad fontes Victoriae; Young”. Lectotype (here designated): Victoria Spring [Queen Victoria Spring, Western Australia, 30°26’S 123°24’E], s.dat., Young s.n. (MEL70945). Isolectotype: MEL70234."
Etymology:"Named in honour of William Henry Odgers (1828–1881), an under-secretary of the Victorian Chief Secretary’s Department, who supported Ferdinand von Mueller (the author of the name) in his cause of carrying out botanical research as an officer of the Victorian Government (see protologue, cited above; Sharr 1978)."