Ericaceae Juss.
Acrotriche platycarpa Hislop , legitimate, scientific
Hislop, M., Walkerden, K. & Waters, J. (27 April 2023), A new, geographically restricted species of Acrotriche (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae) from the central south coast of Western Australia and an updated key to species. Nuytsia 34: 99-101, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Cascade area, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 14 July 2022, K. Walkerden & J. Waters KSW9222A (holo: PERTH 09486356; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW)."
  • Etymology: "From the Greek platys (flat, wide) and -carpus (fruited), a reference to the distinctive fruit shape of the new species"
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2024), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2023. Nuytsia 35: 1 [secondary reference]