Proteaceae Juss.
Persoonia cornifolia A.Cunn. ex R.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 16 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Ora orient., Moreton Bay, 1827. D.D. Cunningham et Fraser."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 67 [secondary reference]
Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 579 [basionym]
basionym of: Linkia cornifolia (A.Cunn. ex R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 169 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 440 [secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 580 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Linkia cornifolia (A.Cunn. ex R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persoonia tinifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth. nom. inval., pro syn.
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 181 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 9, Fig. 1G [secondary reference]
common name: Broad Leaved Geebung [n/a]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 27, 479-480 (map) [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Persoonia adenantha Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persoonia stradbrokensis Domin legitimate common name: broad leaved geebung [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From the genus Cornus, the dogwoods, and folium, a leaf. The leaf shape resembles some dogwoods."
Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Persoonia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 14, pl. 1 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Persoonia cornifolia subsp. D [n/a]
Weston, P.H. & Johnson, L.A.S. (1 March 1991), Taxonomic changes in Persoonia (Proteaceae) in New South Wales. Telopea 4(2): 301 [secondary reference]
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Broad Leaved Geebung [n/a]
Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Proteaceae subfam. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 471 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "[Yetman district, 29°S, 150° 30' E], N.S.W. , June-July 1827, A. Cunningham 97; lecto (here chosen): BM; ora orient., Moreton Bay [Qld], 1827, C.Fraser; syn: n.v."
Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae subfam. 1. Persoonioideae. Flora of Australia 16: 84-85, Map 46 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: [Yetman district, 29S, 150 30'E], N.S.W., June-July 1827, A.Cunningham 97; lecto (here chosen): BM.
nomenclatural synonym: Linkia cornifolia (A.Cunn. ex R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate
Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Persoonia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 14 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Persoonia cornifolia subsp. D [n/a]
Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication: Persoonia prostrata R.Br. legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 8
  • Comment: Refers to Granite Belt specimens only
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Linkia cornifolia (A.Cunn. ex R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persoonia tinifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Persoonia cornifolia subsp. D [n/a]
  • APC Comment: Intergrades with P. stradbrokensis in the upper Clarence River catchment, and hybridises sporadically with P. tenuifolia, P. sericea, P. virgata and P. terminalis, and more extensively with P. fastigiata and P. oleoides.
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW