Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Atriplex alces
Chenopodiaceae Vent.
Atriplex alces Edginton & E.J.Thomps. , legitimate, scientific
Edginton, M. & Thompson, E.J. (18 December 2017), Atriplex alces Edginton & E.J.Thomps. (Chenopodiaceae), a new species from central Queensland, Australia. Austrobaileya 10(1): 185-194, Figs 1-4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, Map 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland. MITCHELL DISTRICT: On Edgbaston Station, 33 km NNE of Aramac, 8 April 2010, E.J. Thompson MUT401 & M. Edginton (holo: BRI)."
taxonomic synonym: Atriplex sp. (Edgbaston E.J.Thompson+ MUT401) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • 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."
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2018), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2017 to 2018. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2018: 8 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Atriplex sp. (Edgbaston E.J.Thompson+ MUT401) [n/a]