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:"Type citation: ‘In arenosis conchyliosis humidis prope lacum insulae Rotenest, 21. Aug. 1839 - Herb. Preiss. No. 2085’. Type specimens: Rottnest Island, Western Australia, 21 August 1839, L. Preiss 2085 (lecto, here designated: MEL 8187!; isolecto: FI 014716 image!, G 00366947 image!, HBG 517857 image!, K 000686158 image!, LD 1224030 image!, LE 00015635 image!, LE 00015636 image!, M 0172687 image!, MEL 8183!, P 00115433 image!, P 00115434 image!)."
Etymology:"The epithet is derived from the Greek tetragonus, ‘four-angled’, and -carpus, ‘-fruit’, in reference to the four-angled fruit of the wingless fruit morph ..."