Myrtaceae Juss.
Thryptomene shirleyae Rye
, legitimate, scientific
[Rye, B.L. (27 November 2014), An update to the taxonomy of some Western Australian genera of Myrtaceae tribe Chamelaucieae. 3. Thryptomene. Nuytsia 24]:
296-298, Figs 2 (map), 8
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
west of Dalwallinu, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 2 September 2008, J.M. Collins 506 (holo: PERTH 08077223; iso: K, MEL).
taxonomic synonym:
Thryptomene sp. Carnamah (J.Borger, A.Dring & F.Falconer AD1510-25) WA Herbarium
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"Named after Shirley Barbara de la Hunty, nee Strickland (1925-2004), an outstanding athlete and ardent conservationist, who was the first to collect this taxon in 1959."
[Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27]:
16
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Thryptomene sp. Carnamah (J.Borger, A.Dring & F.Falconer AD1510-25) WA Herbarium
[n/a]