Fabaceae Lindl.
Pultenaea quaerita Orthia , nom. illeg., nom. superfl., scientific
Orthia, L.A., de Kok, R.P.J. & Crisp, M.D. (20 May 2005), A revision of Pultenaea (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). 4. Species occurring in Western Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 18(2): 193-195, Fig. 10a (map) [nom. nov.]
replaced synonym: Pultenaea obcordata (R.Br.) Benth. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Euchilus obcordatus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pultenaea heterochila F.Muell. legitimate
  • Etymology: "The new species epithet, quaerita (based on L. quaeritare=to explore), refers to the adventurous and 'curious' nature of the species: it has a wide distribution, spanning not only several phytogeographic regions, but also a stretch of sea, having taken up a life on at least two of the island in the Recherche Archipelago."
  • APC Dist.: WA
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Pultenaea heterochila F.Muell. legitimate