Proteaceae Juss.
Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br.
, legitimate, scientific
[Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1)]:
198
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Embothrium speciosissimum Sm.
legitimate
[Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1810), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 1]:
212
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosissimum Sm.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosum Salisb.
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium spathulatum Cav.
legitimate
common name:
Splendid Telopea
[n/a]
common name:
Warratah
[n/a]
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants]:
71
[secondary reference]
[Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales]:
164
[secondary reference]
common name:
Waratah
[n/a]
[Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1]:
frontispiece (fig.), 3-4
[secondary reference]
common name:
Waratah
[n/a]
[Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89)]:
593-594
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosissimum Sm.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosum Salisb.
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Hylogyne speciosa Salisb. ex Knight
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium spathulatum Cav.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Hylogyne spathulata (Cav.) Kuntze
legitimate
[Willis, J.H. (1959), The Genus Telopea. Australian Plants 1(1)]:
8
[secondary reference]
[Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains]:
193
[secondary reference]
common name:
Waratah
[n/a]
[Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales]:
182
[secondary reference]
[Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family]:
23, 24, 537 (fig.), 540-541 (map)
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosissimum Sm.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosum Salisb.
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Hylogyne speciosa Salisb. ex Knight
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium spathulatum Cav.
legitimate
common name:
mewah
[n/a]
common name:
native tulip
[n/a]
common name:
tulip
[n/a]
common name:
New South Wales waratah
[n/a]
common name:
Sydney waratah
[n/a]
common name:
waratah
[n/a]
-
Etymology:
"From Latin, speciosus, showy or splendid. and -issimus, most, referring to the flowers."
[Crisp, M.D. & Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Telopea. Flora of New South Wales 2]:
30, pl. 3
[secondary reference]
common name:
Waratah
[n/a]
[Crisp, M.D. & Weston, P.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Telopea. Flora of Australia 16]:
387, Fig. 171, Map 436
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosissimum Sm.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosum Salisb.
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Hylogyne speciosa Salisb. ex Knight
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium spathulatum Cav.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Hylogyne spathulata (Cav.) Kuntze
legitimate
[Crisp, M.D. & Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Telopea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2]:
31
[secondary reference]
common name:
Waratah
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosissimum Sm.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Embothrium speciosum Salisb.
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Hylogyne speciosa Salisb. ex Knight
nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium spathulatum Cav.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Embothrium spatulatum Knight
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Hylogyne spathulata (Cav.) Kuntze
legitimate