Colchicaceae DC.
Wurmbea flavanthera T.D.Macfarl., A.P.Br. & C.J.French , legitimate, scientific
Macfarlane, T.D., Brown, A.P. & French, C.J. (20 August 2020), Wurmbea flavanthera (Yellow-anthered Wurmbea, Colchicaceae), a new species from Western Australia’s Mid West region. Nuytsia 31: 197-200, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "11.8 km north of Jose Street, Mullewa, on Carnarvon – Mullewa Road, west of road on a minor track, Western Australia, 17 August 2011, T.D. Macfarlane, C.J. French & G.B. Brockman TDM 5410 (holo: PERTH 09083596; iso: AD, CANB, K, MEL)."
taxonomic synonym: Wurmbea sp. Paynes Find (C.J.French 1237) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Yellow-anthered Wurmbea [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is a compound of the Latin flavus (yellow) and anthera (anther), in reference to the conspicuous yellow anthers of this species, an unusual feature in a genus where most Australian species have dark red anthers."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 19 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Wurmbea sp. Paynes Find (C.J.French 1237) WA Herbarium [n/a]