Macarthuria keigheryi

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Macarthuria keigheryi

Macarthuria keigheryi Lepschi in Nuytsia 11(1): 48. 1996 sec. Lepschi 19961

• Type: Type: c. 30 km W of Dandaragan [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], Western Australia, 15 December 1989, B.J. Keighery 743B (holo: PERTH 04176782; iso: CANB, K, PERTH 01298283, US).2

• 1. Lepschi, B. J. 1996: A taxonomic revision of Macarthuria (Molluginaceae) in Western Australia. – Nuytsia 11(1): 37-54, 2. Lepschi, B. J. 1996: A taxonomic revision of Macarthuria (Molluginaceae) in Western Australia. – Nuytsia 11(1): 37-54

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• Distribution (Area)
• Distribution (General)
• Diagnosis
• Etymology
• Bibliography

Distribution (Area)

Western Australia presentA

Distribution (General)

Known only from the type locality, c. 30 km west of Dandaragan, and from the Kewdale-Forrestfield area, in the eastern part of Perth, Western Australia.A

Diagnosis

Sp. nov. M. apetalae Harv. affinis a qua planta pubescenti, floribus majoribus, petala plerumque ferentibus, testa laevi differt.A

Etymology

This species is named after Greg Keighery, in recognition of his contributions to Australian botany. He was also the first to recognize this taxon as distinct.A

Bibliography

A. Lepschi, B. J. 1996: A taxonomic revision of Macarthuria (Molluginaceae) in Western Australia. – Nuytsia 11(1): 37-54