Leguminosae Juss.
Neptunia heliophila A.R.Bean
, legitimate, scientific
[Bean, A.R. (16 November 2022), A revision of Neptunia Lour. (Leguminosae: subfamily Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoid clade) in Australia and Malesia. Austrobaileya 12]:
74-76, Figs. 2H, 3A-D, Map 4
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Australia. Queensland. Maranoa District: 7.2 km E of St George, junction of Carnarvon Hwy [Highway] and road to Dirranbandi, 8 December 2001, D.
Halford Q7680 & G.N. Batianoff (holo: BRI [AQ783984 comprising 1 sheet]; iso: MEL 2196385A, NSW 672784)."
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Etymology:
"From the Greek helios (sun), and philios (loving). This refers to the distribution of this species in the part of Australia that receives the most sunlight annually."
[Bean, A.R. (16 November 2022), A revision of Neptunia Lour. (Leguminosae: subfamily Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoid clade) in Australia and Malesia. Austrobaileya 12]:
74
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Neptunia gracilis var. villosula Benth.
legitimate
[Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34]:
4
[secondary reference]