Stylidiaceae R.Br.
Stylidium osculum A.R.Bean
, legitimate, scientific
[Bean, A.R. (7 December 2010), Four new species of Stylidium Sw. (Stylidiaceae) from northern Australia. Austrobaileya 8(2)]:
110-112, Figs 1D-F, 4, Map 1
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Northern Territory. Edith Falls, above top falls, 10 May 2008, K.Brennan 7668 (holo: BRI [1 sheet + spirit]; iso: CANB, DNA)."
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Etymology:
"The epithet is from the Latin osculum meaning "little mouth" or "kiss", and is given in reference to the sepals that are fused into two groups and resemble a little mouth. It is used here as a noun in apposition."
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Stylidium sp. Edith Falls (K.G.Brennan 7668)
[n/a]
[Parker, C.M. (10 March 2015), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2014. Nuytsia 25]:
17
[secondary reference]