Lamiaceae Martinov
Prostanthera petraea B.J.Conn , legitimate, scientific
Conn, B.J. (13 November 2006), New species of Prostanthera section Prostanthera (Labiatae) from New South Wales. Telopea 11(3): 252-255, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: New South Wales: Northern Tablelands: Bald Rock National Park: Bungoona Walking Track, B.J. Conn 3668 & E.A. Brown, 11 Oct. 1992, (NSW 260615); isotypes: BRI, CANB, K, MEL)
taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. Boonoo Boonoo (T.D.Stanley 78/76) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. B [n/a]
  • Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the habitat of large granite boulders amongst which this species grows. The epithet also acknowledges the Aboriginal place name "Boonoo Boonoo' (which means 'large rocks'), one of the areas in which this species occurs.
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. Boonoo Boonoo (T.D.Stanley 78/76) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. B [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. 5 (Boonoo Boonoo; T.D.Stanley 78/76) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. (Wallangarra T.D.Stanley 7876) [n/a] misapplication: Prostanthera caerulea R.Br. legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Lamiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 396-398
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (3 October 2014), Appendix A. Name and status changes 2013 census to 2014 census. Census of the Queensland Flora: 23 [secondary reference]