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.]
  • 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]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • 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