Proteaceae Juss.
Petrophile imbricata Foreman , legitimate, scientific
Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Appendix: Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16: 475 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Boyagin Nature Reserve, NW of Pingelly, W.A., 18 Nov. 1985, D.B.Forman, 1074; holo: MEL; iso: PERTH.
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the imbricate arrangement of both the involucral bracts and the leaves."
Foreman, D.B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Petrophile. Flora of Australia 16: 170, Fig. 87, Map 157 [secondary reference]