Proteaceae Juss.
Petrophile foremanii Rye & Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L., Hislop, M., Shepherd, K.A. & Hollister, C. (29 August 2011), New south-western Australian members of the genus Petrophile (Proteaceae: Petrophileae), including a hybrid. Nuytsia 21(2): 47-49, Figs 1D, 2B (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Kalbarri National Park, 6 km north-east of Kalbarri on the Ajana–Kalbarri road, Western Australia, 9 September 1984, D.B. Foreman 621 (holo: PERTH 05222028; iso: CANB n.v., MEL 2044008 n.v.).
taxonomic synonym: Petrophile sp. Kalbarri (D.B.Foreman 621) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "Named in honour of Don Foreman, who made a significant contribution to the taxonomy of Petrophile but unfortunately was unable to complete his studies of the genus. He named 14 new species of Petrophile (Foreman 1990, 1995) and his collections have been used for the types of this new taxon and P. globifera Rye & K.A.Sheph."
Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 517 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Petrophile sp. Kalbarri (D.B.Foreman 621) WA Herbarium [n/a]