Amaranthaceae Juss.
Gomphrena longistyla R.W.Davis, J.Palmer & T.Hammer , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W., Palmer, J. & Hammer, T.A. (16 August 2021), Gomphrena axillaris and G. longistyla (Amaranthaceae), new species of Gomphrena from central and northern Australia. Swainsona 35: 59-60, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Holotypus: [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons] Kununurra, Western Australia, 30 Jan. 2008, G. Byrne 3025 (PERTH08098131). Isotypus: CANB."
taxonomic synonym: Gomphrena sp. Cambridge Gulf (K.F.Kenneally 11899 K) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin longus (long) and stylus (style) in reference to this species having a relatively long style protruding from the sepal apex
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (8 March 2022), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2021. Nuytsia 33: 8 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gomphrena sp. Cambridge Gulf (K.F.Kenneally 11899 K) WA Herbarium [n/a]