New Discoveries
Published:
24 November 2020
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Snakewood Mistletoe (Amyema xiphophylla: Loranthaceae), a distinctive new species from Western Australia’s arid zone
Wege, J.A. And Start, A.N.
Nuytsia 31: 277–281
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17 November 2020
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new species
Stenanthera localis (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae), a new rarity from Western Australia
Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 271–275
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10 November 2020
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new species
Leeuwen’s Lily (Arthropodium vanleeuwenii: Asparagaceae), a remarkable new discovery from the Pilbara, Western Australia
Dillon, S.J. And Macfarlane, T.D.
Nuytsia 31: 265–269
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3 November 2020
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A new species that’s worth its salt: Verticordia elizabethiae (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), a salt-tolerant rarity from semi-arid Western Australia
Rye, B.L. And Barrett, M.D.
Nuytsia 31: 259–263
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27 October 2020
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new species
Stylidium shepherdianum (Stylidiaceae), a new Boomerang Triggerplant from Western Australia’s Mallee bioregion
Wege, J.A.
Nuytsia 31: 253–257
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20 October 2020
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new species
Crystal clear: Dampiera prasiolita (Goodeniaceae), a distinctive new Western Australian species with translucent sepals
Shepherd, K.A. and Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 249–252
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13 October 2020
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new species
Microcorys elatoides (Lamiaceae), a new species from the Coolgardie bioregion of Western Australia
Wilson, T.C. and Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 243–248
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6 October 2020
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new species
Caesia arcuata (Hemerocallidaceae) from Western Australia, a new rarity with curved inflorescence branches
Macfarlane, T.D., Conran, J.G. and French, C.J.
Nuytsia 31: 239–242
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Published:
2 October 2020
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new species
Life on the rocks: Darwinia sphaerica (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), a new species currently known from one granite outcrop
Davis, R.W. and Rye, B.L.
Nuytsia 31: 233–237
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22 September 2020
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new species
Persistence pays off: resolution of Lasiopetalum hapalocalyx (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae), a new species from south-western Australia
Shepherd, K.A. and Wilkins, C.F.
Nuytsia 31: 229–232
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15 September 2020
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new species
Gompholobium glabristylum (Fabaceae), a new native pea from montane habitats in Stirling Range National Park
Wilkins, C.F. and Sandiford, E.M.
Nuytsia 31: 223–227
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Published:
7 September 2020
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new species
Between a rock and a hard place: Quoya zonalis (Lamiaceae: Chloantheae), a threatened Foxglove from Western Australia’s Pilbara bioregion
Shepherd, K.A. and Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 217–221
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Published:
1 September 2020
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new species
Acacia lachnocarpa (Fabaceae), a new, geographically restricted Wattle from the Coolgardie bioregion of Western Australia
Davis, R.W. and Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 213–216
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Published:
25 August 2020
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new species
Beyeria lateralis (Euphorbiaceae), a previously overlooked new species from Western Australia’s Mallee region
Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 207–211
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Published:
24 August 2020
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new species
Phebalium cicatricatum (Rutaceae), a newly described and Critically Endangered species from north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Ford, Andrew J. and Duretto, Marco F.
Telopea 23 : 131-136.
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21 August 2020
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Shining some light on a poorly known species: Haloragis luminosa (Haloragaceae), a new Western Australian species from a Threatened Ecological Community
Wege, J.A. and Orchard, A.E.
Nuytsia 31: 203–206
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Published:
20 August 2020
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new species
Wurmbea flavanthera (Yellow-anthered Wurmbea, Colchicaceae), a new species from Western Australia’s Mid West region
Macfarlane, T.D., Brown, A.P. and French, C.J.
Nuytsia 31: 197–202
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19 August 2020
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Goodenia quartzitica (Goodeniaceae), a new range-restricted species discovered in a remote part of the eastern Gascoyne bioregion
Shepherd, K.A.
Nuytsia 31: 193–196
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18 August 2020
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A case of mistaken identity: Isotropis iophyta (Fabaceae), a new Western Australian Lamb’s Poison previously confused with I. forrestii
Wege, J.A. and Davis, R.W.
Nuytsia 31: 187–191
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17 August 2020
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Nowhere to be seen: Deyeuxia abscondita (Poaceae), a new but presumed extinct species from south-western Australia
Macfarlane, T.D.
Nuytsia 31: 179–185
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Published:
11 August 2020
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Gomphrena verecunda (Amaranthaceae), a modest new species from Western Australia’s arid zone
Davis, R.W.
Nuytsia 31: 175–178
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Published:
4 August 2020
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new species
A new Wedding Bush from the eastern goldfields of Western Australia (Ricinocarpos digynus: Euphorbiaceae)
HIslop, M. and Wege, J.A.,
Nuytsia 31: 169–173
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Published:
21 July 2020
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new species
Formal naming of Bossiaea reptans (Fabaceae), an endangered species from the Warren region, Western Australia
Macfarlane, T.D., Ross, J.H., Smith, J. and Hearn, R.W.
Nuytsia 31: 157–161
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Published:
14 July 2020
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new species
Olearia adpressa (Asteraceae: Astereae), a new, geographically restricted species from shale breakaways in the Mid West of Western Australia
Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 153–156
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Published:
9 July 2020
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A new species of Indigofera (Fabaceae: Faboideae) from Central Australia
Wilson, Peter G. and Rowe, Ross R.M.
Telopea 23 : 113-117
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7 July 2020
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new species
Styphelia capillaris (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae), a formal name for a Critically Endangered species from Wandoo National Park
Hislop, M.,
Nuytsia 31: 147–151
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Published:
30 June 2020
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Description of the rare Goldfields Laceflower, Thryptomene planiflora (Myrtaceae)
Rye, B.L.,
Nuytsia 31: 141–145
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Published:
23 June 2020
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Remarkably unremarkable: Tecticornia enodis (Chenopodiaceae), a new samphire with smooth seeds from the arid interior of Western Australia
Shepherd, K.A.,
Nuytsia 31: 135–139
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Published:
16 June 2020
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Better the devil you know: Teucrium diabolicum (Lamiaceae), a new species from mining tenements in the Coolgardie bioregion
Wege, J.A. and Davis, R.W.
Nuytsia 31: 129–133
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Published:
12 June 2020
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Taxonomic evaluation of Ptilotus manglesii (Amaranthaceae) and recognition of P. davisii for two phrase names in south-west Western Australia
Timothy A. Hammer
Swainsona 33: 103–109
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Published:
12 June 2020
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new species
A taxonomic review of the Styphelia intertexta group (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae)
Michael Hislop
Swainsona 33: 63–73
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Published:
11 June 2020
2
new species
Additional species in the Indigofera haplophylla group (Fabaceae: Faboideae).
Wilson, Peter G.
Telopea 23 : 89-93.
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Published:
2 June 2020
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Kunzea dracopetrensis (Myrtaceae: Leptospermeae), an uncommon new species from Western Australia’s south-eastern wheatbelt
Ryonen Butcher
Nuytsia 31: 117–123
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Published:
27 May 2020
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Utricularia gaagudju, a new species for the Northern Territory, and a recircumscription of U. kimberleyensis C.A.Gardner
Richard W. Jobson & Wayne Cherry
Telopea 23: 61–68
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Published:
26 May 2020
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Leucopogon kirupensis (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae), a new, short-range endemic from the south-west corner of Western Australia
M. Hislop
Nuytsia 31: 111–115
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Published:
25 May 2020
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new species
Eucalyptus calidissima (Myrtaceae), a new ironbark species from the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia
Stephen AJ Bell and Van Klaphake
Telopea 23: 73–87
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Published:
22 May 2020
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A rediscovered rarity: Pimelea cruciata (Thymelaeaceae), a new species from Western Australia’s Mallee bioregion
Rye, B.L. & Wege, J.A.
Nuytsia 31: 107–110
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Published:
12 May 2020
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new species
Schoenus coultasii (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae), a new annual species known from a single site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 101–106
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Published:
5 May 2020
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new species
Sixty years in the making: Isopogon nutans (Proteaceae), a new species with pendulous flower heads
Rye, B.L. And Hislop, M.
Nuytsia 31: 95–99
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Published:
29 April 2020
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Drosera stipularis, a new species for the D. petiolaris complex from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Paulo C. Baleeiro, Richard W. Jobson & Russell L. Barrett
Telopea 23: 35–40
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Published:
28 April 2020
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Worthy of love: Geleznowia amabilis (Rutaceae), a stunning new species of ‘Yellow Bells’ from Kalbarri in Western Australia
Shepherd, K.A. And Crawford, A.D.
Nuytsia 31: 89–93
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23 April 2020
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Redescription of the suspended aquatic Utricularia aurea Lour. (sect. Utricularia) and a new species U. adamsii for northern Australia
Richard W. Jobson & Taylor Davies-Colley
Telopea 23: 21–33
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Published:
21 April 2020
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new species
Corchorus fitzroyensis (Malvaceae: Grewioideae), a new, poorly known species from Western Australia’s Kimberley region
Dillon, S.J., Barrett, R.L. And Shepherd, K.A.,
Nuytsia 31: 83–87
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Published:
20 April 2020
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new species
Denhamia megacarpa J.J.Halford & Jessup and D. peninsularis J.J.Halford & Jessup (Celastraceae), two new species from Queensland
J.J. Halford, & L.W. Jessup
Austrobaileya 10(4): 594–603
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Published:
20 April 2020
2
new species
A taxonomic revision of Olearia elliptica DC. (Asteraceae: Astereae) with the description of two new species O. fulgens A.R.Bean and O. praetermissa (P.S.Green) A.R.Bean
A.R. Bean
Austrobaileya 10(4): 656–662
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20 April 2020
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new species
Lobelia fenshamii N.G.Walsh & Albr. and L. fontana Albr. & N.G.Walsh (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), two new species endemic to artesian springs in central and south-western Queensland
D.E. Albrecht, N.G. Walsh, R.W. Jobson & E.B. Knox
Austrobaileya 10(4): 583–593
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20 April 2020
2
new species
A taxonomic reassessment of Styphelia cuspidata (R.Br.) Spreng. (Ericaceae) with the description of two new species S. cognata A.R.Bean and S. lucens A.R.Bean
A.R. Bean
Austrobaileya 10(4): 604–611
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Published:
20 April 2020
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new species
P.I.Forster
Austrobaileya 10(4): 558-563
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Published:
20 April 2020
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new species
Zieria abscondita P.I.Forst. (Rutaceae), a new and geographically restricted species from south-east Queensland.
P.I.Forster
Austrobaileya 10(4): 621-627
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20 April 2020
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new species
Drosera buubugujin M.T.Mathieson (Droseraceae, Drosera section Prolifera C.T.White), a spectacular new species of sundew from the Cape York Peninsula bioregion
Michael T. Mathieson & Simon L. Thompson
Austrobaileya 10(4): 549–557
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Published:
20 April 2020
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new species
Taxonomic notes on the Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. group (Myrtaceae) in Queensland
A.R. Bean
Austrobaileya 10(4): 645–655
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Published:
20 April 2020
2
new species
A taxonomic revision of Camptacra N.T.Burb. (Asteraceae: Astereae)
A.R. Bean
Austrobaileya 10(4): 564–575
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Published:
20 April 2020
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new species
Endiandra inopinata B.Gray (Lauraceae), a new species from Queensland’s Wet Tropics
B. Gray
Austrobaileya 10(4): 639-644
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Published:
17 April 2020
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new species
Grevillea hystrix (Proteaceae), a poorly known species from sandplain country in Western Australia’s Coolgardie bioregion
Davis, R.W.
Nuytsia 31: 79–82
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Published:
7 April 2020
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new species
Hibbertia proberae (Dilleniaceae), a new, rare and geographically anomalous species from the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia
K.R.Thiele
Nuytsia 31: 75–78
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Published:
31 March 2020
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Living on the edge: Hemigenia diadela (Lamiaceae), a new species from remnant vegetation in Western Australia’s northern Avon Wheatbelt
Juliet A. Wege and Greg R. Guerin
Nuytsia 31: 69–73
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Published:
19 March 2020
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Thomasia julietiae (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae), a delicate new species with horticultural potential from south-western Australia
Kelly A. Shepherd and Carolyn F. Wilkins
Nuytsia 31: 59–63
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Published:
10 March 2020
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Stachystemon exilis (Euphorbiaceae), a new and potentially threatened species from the Swan Coastal Plain
Michael Hislop and Robert W. Davis
Nuytsia 31: 53–57
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Published:
3 March 2020
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Tephrosia cardiophylla (Fabaceae: Millettieae), a distinctive, new, conservation-listed species from Western Australia’s Kimberley sandstones
Ryonen Butcher
Nuytsia 31: 47–51
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Published:
29 February 2020
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Dancing Lechenaultia (Lechenaultia orchestris, Goodeniaceae), a new species with horticultural potential from southern Western Australia
Kelly A. Shepherd & Michael Hislop
Nuytsia 31: 15–18
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Published:
25 February 2020
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The Golden-goo Hibiscus (Hibiscus chrysinocolla, Malvaceae), a new species from Katjarra, Western Australia
Todd G.B. McLay and Steven J. Dillon
Nuytsia 31: 41–45
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Published:
17 February 2020
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Acacia cineramis (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), a new species endemic to south-eastern Australia, and an investigation of phyllode nervature in allied species
Harvey K. Orel, Daniel J. Murphy & Neville G. Walsh
Muelleria 38: 87–99
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Published:
14 February 2020
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Babingtonia peteriana (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), an ornate novelty from south-western Australia
Barbara L. Rye
Nuytsia 31: 29–33
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Published:
4 February 2020
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A new Fringe Lily from Kalbarri National Park (Thysanotus kalbarriensis, Asparagaceae)
Terry D. Macfarlane, Christopher J. French & John G. Conran
Nuytsia 31: 23–27
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Published:
31 January 2020
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new species
Rytidosperma robertsoniae (Poaceae), a new species from southern Australia
Fleur Tiver
Swainsona 33: 31–42
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Published:
31 January 2020
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new species
Grammosolen (Solanaceae - Anthocercideae) revisited
L. Haegi
Swainsona 33: 11–29
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Published:
30 January 2020
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Calytrix insperata (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), a new Western Australian species opportunistically discovered on vacation
Barbara L. Rye
Nuytsia 31: 19–22
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Published:
28 January 2020
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Few and far between: Philotheca richardsoniana (Rutaceae), a new rarity from Western Australia’s Avon Wheatbelt
Juliet A. Wege &Michael Hislop
Nuytsia 31: 9–13
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