Solanaceae Juss.
Nicotiana erytheia M.W.Chase & Christenh. , legitimate, scientific
Chase, M.W., Christenhusz, M.J.M., Cauz-Santos, L.A., Nollet, F., Bruhl, J.J., Andrew, D.D., Palsson, R., Jobson, R.W., Taseski, G.M. & Samuel, R. (7 July 2023), Nine new species of Australian Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 36(3): 200-204, Figs 30, 31 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Western Australia. North West Coastal Highway (1), ~8 km north of entrance to Eurardy Station, on both sides of road, 165 m, 27°30′20″S, 114°43′9″E, 21 Sep. 2019, Chase & Christenhusz 19126 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB)"
  • Etymology: "Named for Erytheia, one of the Hesperid nymphs of Greek mythology, who were the ‘daughters of the evening’ or ‘nymphs of the west’, a reference to the occurrence of this species in the far west of Western Australia. The species epithet is a noun in apposition."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2024), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2023. Nuytsia 35: 3 [secondary reference]