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
  • APC Dist.: NSW
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
  • APC Dist.: NSW