Liliaceae Juss.
Bidwillia Herb.
, nom. alt., scientific
[Herbert, W. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1844), Miscellaneous matter of the Botanical Register 1844. Edwards's Botanical Register 30]:
90
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Bidwillia glaucescens Herb.
alternative name:
Asphodelus sect. Bidwillia Herb.
nom. alt.
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Etymology:
(not specified.) [but here presumed to have been named in honour of J.C.Bidwill (1815–1853), who is credited with sending the plant to Europe]
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Text:
"BIDWELLIA ; Herbert. [Vel, si mavis, Asphodeli sectio, Bidwellia. ]".
[Lindley, J. (1847), The Vegetable Kingdom ed. 2]:
205
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census]:
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[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Bidwellia Herb.
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Asphodelus sect. Bidwillia Herb.
nom. alt.
nomenclatural synonym:
Asphodelus sect. Bidwellia Herb.
orth. var.
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Bidwellia Herb.
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Asphodelus sect. Bidwillia Herb.
nom. alt.
nomenclatural synonym:
Asphodelus sect. Bidwellia Herb.
orth. var.
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APC Comment:
A name of uncertain application, possibly referable to Caesia R.Br. (see RJ.F.Henderson in A.S.George (ed.), Fl. Australia 45: 419 (1987)).