Lamiaceae Martinov
Prostanthera lasianthos Labill. , legitimate, scientific
Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1806), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2(15): 18, t. 157 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "In capite Van-Diemen."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 16 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 88 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 101 [secondary reference]
Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 150 BHL [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 230 [secondary reference]
common name: Xmas Bush [n/a]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 392 [secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 152, 154-155, Plate LIII, 232 [secondary reference]
Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 417, Pl. CCXII [secondary reference]
common name: Christmas Bush [n/a]
Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 490 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 736 [secondary reference]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 420 [secondary reference]
Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 553 [secondary reference]
common name: Mint Tree [n/a] common name: Christmas Bush [n/a]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 318 [secondary reference]
common name: Mint Bush [n/a] common name: Victorian Christmas Bush [n/a]
Althofer, G.W. (June 1978), Cradle of Incense: The Story of Australian Prostanthera: 12-13, 52-57, 117, 154, 166, 176-177 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "flowers woolly"
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 137 [secondary reference]
Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Lamiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 398 [secondary reference]
Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 167-168 (fig.) [secondary reference]
common name: Mint Bush [n/a] common name: Victorian Christmas Bush [n/a]
Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lamiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 654-655, pl.31 [secondary reference]
common name: Victorian Christmas Bush [n/a]
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Mountain Lilac [n/a]
Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Lamiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 450 [secondary reference]
common name: Victorian Christmas Bush [n/a]
Forster, P.I. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Lamiaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 96 [secondary reference]
Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 173-174 (fig.) [secondary reference]
common name: Mint Bush [n/a] common name: Victorian Christmas Bush [n/a]
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]
common name: Victorian Christmas Bush [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Prostanthera lasiantha F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos Labill. var. lasianthos legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos Typical variant [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. Eungella (W.J.McDonald 5131 & A.R.Bean) I.Telford [n/a]
  • APC Comment: Hybrids between Prostanthera lasianthos and Prostanthera spinosa are recorded from Vic., and have been referred to as Prostanthera sp. (Cultivation Ck) by J.H.Willis, Handb. Pl. Vic. 2: 588 (1973). Circumscription of this taxon in Qld includes Prostanthera sp. Schofields Gap (I.R.Telford 12807) I.Telford.
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos Labill. var. lasianthos legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos var. subcoriacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos 'var. subcoriacea' variant [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos Typical variant [n/a]
  • APC Comment: Prostanthera lasianthos var. subcoriacea is recognised as a distinct taxon in Vic. Circumscription of this taxon in Qld includes Prostanthera sp. Schofields Gap (I.R.Telford 12807) I.Telford.
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Conn, B.J., Henwood, M.J., Proft, K.M., Scott, J.A., Wilson, T.C. & Howes, R.S. (8 July 2021), An integrative taxonomic approach resolves the Prostanthera lasianthos (Lamiaceae) species complex. Australian Systematic Botany 34(5): 461-463 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "(here chosen): Labillardiere s.n., without date, ‘in capite Van-Diemen’, Tasmania, Australia (FI – Herb. Webbianum); duplicate type material (BM photo!; MEL43232), Herb. Webbianum (ex Herb. Labillardiere) s.n., without date, ‘In capite Van-Diemen’ (K, MEL43231)."
taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos var. subcoriacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera lasianthos Typical variant [n/a]