Rubiaceae Juss.
Opercularia nubicola A.S.Markey
, legitimate, scientific
[Markey, A. (17 May 2018), By their fruit you will recognise them: species notes and typifications in Western Australian species of Opercularia (Rubiaceae: Anthosperminae). Nuytsia 29]:
132-135, Figs 1E, 4 (map), 8
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 1 March 2015, A. Markey & S. Dillon SR 9653 (holo: PERTH 08772754; iso: CANB, MEL)."
taxonomic synonym:
Opercularia sp. Stirling Range (M.Hislop 2839)
[n/a]
misapplication:
Opercularia rubioides Juss.
legitimate
by [Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3]: 435
common name:
Stirling Range Stinkweed
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"From the Latin nubicolus (cloud-dwelling), this species is named after the cloudy, montane habitat in which it resides, and is inspired by the Noongar name for the Stirling Range, Koi Kyenunu-ruff, which describes mountain peaks enshrouded in rolling mist."
[Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30]:
12
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Opercularia sp. Stirling Range (M.Hislop 2839)
[n/a]
misapplication:
Opercularia rubioides Juss.
legitimate
by [Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3]: 435