Portulacaceae Juss.
Parakeelya machiavelliana Hershk. , legitimate, scientific
Hershkovitz, M.A. (September 2023), Notes on the taxonomy of Parakeelya Hershk. (Montiaceae). International Journal of Scientific Development and Research 8(9): 120 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Kimberly [sic; Kimberley] Region, 6 miles NE of Mount Eliza, near the headwaters of the Lennard River. May 1905. W. Fitzgerald 379 [sic; 739] (NSW)."
taxonomic synonym: Calandrinia sp. Lennard River (W.Fitzgerald 739) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "Parakeelya machiavelliana honors Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, Italian diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian, popularly known simply as 'Machiavelli.' "
  • Comment: Despite the error in the collecting number for the holotype cited in the protologue, the species name is validly published following ICN Art. 9.2 (Shenzhen Code, 2018).