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.

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Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses

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10

[common name]

common name of:

Chloris divaricata R.Br.

legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants

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627

[common name]

common name of:

Chloris divaricata R.Br.

legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae.

Flora of South Australia

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83

[common name]

common name of:

Chloris truncata R.Br.

legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales

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~ 96, 97

[common name]

common name of:

Enteropogon acicularis (Lindl.) Lazarides

legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales

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~ 85, 86, 87

[common name]

common name of:

Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes

legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales

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~ 78, 79

[common name]

common name of:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales

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~ 74, Fig. 14e, 75

[common name]

common name of:

Chloris truncata R.Br.

legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales

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192

[common name]

common name of:

Hypoxis pusilla Hook.f.

nom. illeg.

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Hypoxis.

Flora of Australia

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~ 185-187

[common name]

common name of:

Hypoxis glabella R.Br.

legitimate

Richards, P.G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Hypoxidaceae.

Flora of New South Wales

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73

[common name]

common name of:

Hypoxis glabella R.Br. var. glabella

legitimate

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae.

Flora of Victoria

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~ 645-646, Fig. 129e

[common name]

common name of:

Hypoxis glabella R.Br. var. glabella

legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1

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317

[common name]

common name of:

Hypoxis glabella R.Br.

legitimate

Nightingale, M.E., Lazarides, M. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Chloris.

Flora of Australia

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~ 274, 276, Figs 41F, 42B

[common name]

common name of:

Chloris truncata R.Br.

legitimate