Myrtaceae Juss.
Austrobaeckea columnaris Rye , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. (9 December 2021), Austrobaeckea, a new south-western Australian genus of Myrtaceae (Chamelaucieae: Hysterobaeckeinae). Nuytsia 32: 180-183, Fig. 2 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Corackerup, south-east of Ongerup [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons],Western Australia, 6 August 1977, K.R. Newbey 5048 (holo: PERTH 06707203; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH 06266657)."
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Corackerup (K.R.Newbey 5048) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From the Latin columnaris (columnar), referring to the column-like branches. This habit is shown in a colour photograph attached to one of the specimens (S. Oborne 63)."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 6 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sp. Corackerup (K.R.Newbey 5048) WA Herbarium [n/a]