Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Goodenia asteriscus
Goodeniaceae R.Br.
Goodenia asteriscus P.J.Lang , legitimate, scientific
Lang, P.J. & Davies, R.J.-P. (2017), Goodenia asteriscus (Goodeniaceae), a new arid zone species from north-western South Australia and eastern Western Australia. Swainsona 31: 37-42, Figs 1-6, 9 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "P.J.Lang 2928 & C.J.Brodie, 11 Oct. 2016, 12.1 km NW Kunytjanu homeland, 48.3 km SSE from Pipalyatjara on road to Watarru, 26°35'11"S 129°16'55"E, North-western Region, South Australia (holo.: AD 278175; iso.: CANB, DNA, K, PERTH)."
taxonomic synonym: Goodenia sp. aff. quasilibera (L.Ransom 868) R.J.Davies & Alford [n/a] pro parte misapplication: Goodenia fascicularis F.Muell. & Tate legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 133
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA
  • Etymology: "The epithet, a Latin noun in apposition, is derived from the Greek asteriskos meaning ‘little star’."
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]