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.
Showing Atriplex alces
- APC
- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Caryophyllanae(superordo)
- Caryophyllales(ordo)
- Chenopodiaceae(fam.)
- Atriplex(gen.)
- alces(sp.)
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Type: "Queensland. MITCHELL DISTRICT: On Edgbaston Station, 33 km NNE of Aramac, 8 April 2010, E.J. Thompson MUT401 & M. Edginton (holo: BRI)."
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APC Dist.: Qld
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Etymology: "The specific epithet alces is Latin for “moose”, and refers to the highly divided distal extremities of the valves and appendages of the fruit, which cause the fruits to resemble antlers."