Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Brachyloma elusum
Ericaceae Juss.
Brachyloma elusum Hislop & Cranfield , legitimate, scientific
Hislop, M. & Cranfield, R.J. (26 October 2017), A taxonomic update of Brachyloma (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 28: 309-311, Figs 2B, 4 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "east of Hyden, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 24 April 2016, M. Hislop 4595 (holo: PERTH 08753016; iso: CANB, MEL, NSW)."
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "Elusus is past participle of the Latin verb eludo (avoid, evade), a reference to elusive nature of this species and the difficulty to date, of finding new populations."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2018), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2017. Nuytsia 29: 1 [secondary reference]