Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Gomphrena verecunda
Amaranthaceae Juss.
Gomphrena verecunda R.W.Davis , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W. (11 August 2020), Gomphrena verecunda (Amaranthaceae), a modest new species from Western Australia’s arid zone. Nuytsia 31: 175-177, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "19.4 km north-west along Warriedar Road from junction of Great Northern Highway, Western Australia, 3 September 2016, R. Davis 12649 & F. Obbens (holo: PERTH 08814414; iso: BRI, CANB)."
taxonomic synonym: Gomphrena sp. Belele (D.W.Goodall 3215) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Shy Bachelor Buttons [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin verecundus (shy or modest) and refers to its inconspicuous presence in the landscape"
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 11 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gomphrena sp. Belele (D.W.Goodall 3215) WA Herbarium [n/a]