Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Lectotype:"here designated: [annotation reverse side of sheet:] 1. Hort. Kewensis, grown from seed collected by George Caley. 2. Port Jackson. BM 000031067!."
Etymology:"From the Latin arborescens meaning ‘tree-like’ (Stearn 1983 [i.e. W.T.Stearn Botanical Latin new edn.(1983)]), pertaining to the tree-like habit of this species."