Thymelaeaceae Juss.
Pimelea linifolia Sm. , legitimate, scientific
Smith, J.E. (1793), A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland 1(1): t. 11 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "flowered in the greenhouse of Lord Viscount Lewisham in February 1794 ..."
Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 505 [secondary reference]
Wikstrom, J.E. (1818), Af de till Thymelcearum Vaxtordning horande Slagten och Arter. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 1818: 274 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea involucrata Wikstr. nom. inval., pro syn.
Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1830), The Botanical Cabinet 17: No. 1668 [secondary reference]
Meyer, C.A. von (28 March 1845), Einige Bemerkungen uber die Gattung Pimelea Banks. Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 4: 74 [basionym]
basionym of: Calyptrostegia linifolia (Sm.) C.A.Mey. legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]
Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 17-18 BHL [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea paludosa R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea filamentosa Rudge legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea linoides A.Cunn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Calyptrostegia linifolia (Sm.) C.A.Mey. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Calyptrostegia linoides (A.Cunn.) Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea rigida Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea involucrata Benth. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Passerina involucrata Benth. nom. inval., pro syn. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Pimelea lindleyana Meisn. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Pimelea collina R.Br. legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 81 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 73 [secondary reference]
Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 583 [basionym]
basionym of: Banksia linifolia (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate
Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 173 BHL [secondary reference]
pro parte taxonomic synonym: Pimelea spatulata Labill. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Pimelea cernua R.Br. legitimate
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 93 [secondary reference]
common name: Granny's Bonnet [n/a]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 459 [secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 160, 161-162, Plate LV, 232 [secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 988 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Calyptrostegia linifolia (Sm.) C.A.Mey. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Banksia linifolia (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea paludosa R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea filamentosa Rudge legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea involucrata Wikstr. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Pimelea linoides A.Cunn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Calyptrostegia linoides (A.Cunn.) Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea rigida Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Passerina involucrata Domin nom. inval., pro syn.
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 177 [secondary reference]
common name: Slender Rice-flower [n/a] common name: Granny's Bonnet [n/a]
Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 620 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea spatulata Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea cernua R.Br. legitimate
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 260, Fig. 260. [secondary reference]
common name: Rice Flower [n/a]
Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 232 [secondary reference]
common name: Rice Flower [n/a] common name: Queen-of-the-bush [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 207 [secondary reference]
Threlfall, S. (26 January 1983), The genus Pimelea (Thymelaeaceae) in eastern mainland Australia. Brunonia 5(2): 137 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "New South Wales, Mr. White, 1791 and '93 (LINN); photo (SYD)."
nomenclatural synonym: Calyptrostegia linifolia (Sm.) C.A.Mey. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea involucrata Wikstr. nom. inval., pro syn.
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 92-93 [secondary reference]
common name: Slender Riceflower [n/a] common name: Flaxleaf Riceflower [n/a] common name: Queen of the Bush [n/a]
Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 382 [secondary reference]
Rye, B.L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Australia 18: 189-192, Fig 40 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Calyptrostegia linifolia (Sm.) C.A.Mey. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pimelea linifolia var. smithiana Meisn. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Banksia linifolia (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 313 [secondary reference]
Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 928 [secondary reference]
common name: Slender Rice-flower [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 90 [secondary reference]
Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Thymelaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 382 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 542 [secondary reference]
common name: Queen-o-the-bush [n/a] common name: Flax-leaf Riceflower [n/a] common name: Slender Riceflower [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Calyptrostegia linifolia (Sm.) C.A.Mey. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pimelea linifolia var. smithiana Meisn. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Banksia linifolia (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea spathulata R.Br. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Pimelea involucrata Wikstr. nom. inval., pro syn.
  • APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 79, 80 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Pimelea spatulata Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea cernua R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea lindleyana Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pimelea linifolia subsp. linoides (A.Cunn.) Threlfall legitimate misapplication: Pimelea stricta Meisn. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 624