The Australian Plant Census (APC) is a list of the accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, ferns, gymnosperms, hornworts and liverworts, both native and introduced, and includes synonyms and misapplications for these names. The APC covers all published scientific plant names used in an Australian context in the taxonomic literature, but excludes taxa known only from cultivation in Australia. The taxonomy and nomenclature adopted for the APC are endorsed by the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH).
Showing Cerbera manghas
- APC
- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Asteranae(superordo)
- Gentianales(ordo)
- Apocynaceae(fam.)
- Cerbera(gen.)
- manghas(sp.)
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The name Cerbera lactaria presents some problems in its attribution. Sprengel (1825) described it as "Cerbera lactaria Hamilt." and cited "C. Manghas Gaertn." in synonymy. Gaertner's C. Manghas was that of Linnaeus (1753) (indirect reference), so Sprengel's name is illegitimate. Who was "Hamilt."? Two possiblities exist: William Hamilton 1783-1856 (abbrev. Ham.) and Francis Buchanan-Hamilton 1762-1829 (abbrev. Buch.-Ham.). Both have been attributed at one time or another as the source of the name. The latter was used in Flora of Australia and Index Kewensis and is used here for continuity. Chapman, APNI 670 (1991) attributed the name as Cerbera lactaria D.Dietrich (1839), claiming that Dietrich obtained his epithet from W.Hamilton. This iteration however is mainly a reprint of Sprengel's work, and also refers back to C. manghas L. via "C. manghas Gaertn." and should be treated as an isonym. There is no reason to interpret the "Hamilt." of Dietrich any differently to that of Sprengel. -
ChI, NT, Qld
