Proteaceae Juss.
Stirlingia latifolia (R.Br.) Steud. , legitimate, scientific
Steudel, E.G. von (1841), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 2(12-13): 644 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Simsia latifolia R.Br. legitimate
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 66 [secondary reference]
Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 354, Fig. 130 [secondary reference]
common name: Blueboy [n/a]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 525-526 (fig., map) [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Simsia latifolia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stirlingia paniculata Lindl. legitimate common name: blueboy [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From Latin, latus, broad, and folium, a leaf. This is the only species with flat leaves."
George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Proteaceae Subfam. 4. Proteoideae Trib. 1 Conospermeae Subtrib. 2. Stirlingiinae. Flora of Australia 16: 136, 138, Map 124 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Simsia latifolia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stirlingia paniculata Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Simsia latifolia var. gracilis Ostenf. legitimate common name: Blueboy [n/a]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 846 [secondary reference]
common name: Broad-leaf Stirlingia [n/a] common name: Blueboy [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Simsia latifolia R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Simsia latifolia R.Br. var. latifolia legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stirlingia paniculata Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Simsia latifolia var. gracilis Ostenf. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 152-153, photos 10-12 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Simsia latifolia var. gracilis Ostenf. legitimate common name: Blueboy [n/a]