Opercularia varia Hook.f.
First published in London J. Bot. 6: 466 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Opercularia brachyphylla F.Muell. ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 110 (1856), pro syn.
- Opercularia eclyptoides F.Muell. ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 110 (1856)
- Opercularia stuartiana F.Muell. ex Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 110 (1856), pro syn.
- Opercularia varia var. filiformis Hook.f. in London J. Bot. 6: 466b (1847)
- Opercularia varia var. hispidula Hook.f. in London J. Bot. 6: 466 (1847)
- Opercularia varia var. rigidior Benth. in Fl. Austral. 3: 435 (1867)
- Opercularia varia var. scabrida Hook.f. in London J. Bot. 6: 466 (1847)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker, J.D. [719], Tasmania | K000772243 | Yes | |||
| Gunn, R.C. [822/1842], Tasmania | K000772245 | Yes | |||
| Gunn, R.C. [546], Tasmania | K000772246 | Yes | |||
| Gunn, R.C. [546], Tasmania | K000772247 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [882], Australia | K000772248 | Yes | |||
| Hooker, J.D. [822], Tasmania | K000772244 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0