Proteaceae Juss.
Petrophile merrallii Foreman
, legitimate, scientific
[Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16]:
476
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
12 miles [c. 19 km] E of Southern Cross, at Summer Tank, W.A., 9 Sept. 1968, M.E.Phillips CBG 028011; holo: CBG; iso: NSW.
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Etymology:
"The specific epithet honours Edwin Merrall (c. 1844-1913), a gold miner who collected this species near Southern Cross in 1890 and again near Parker's Range in 1892."
[Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16]:
170, Fig. 86, Map 156
[secondary reference]