BotnameChanges

Dry Tropics Biodiversity Group Inc.

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Plant botanical name changes: about botname changes | synonym updates for local publications | still incorrect botnames - synonyms not yet known |

by Russell Cummings and Doug Silke from references

Lycopodium carinatum now is Huperzia carinata to top |
Lycopodium cernuum now is Lycopodiella cernua
Lycopodium dalhousieanum now is Huperzia dalhousieana
Lycopodium phlegmaria now is Huperzia phlegmaria
Lycopodium phlegmarioides now is Huperzia phlegmarioides
Lycopodium proliferum now is Huperzia prolifera
Lycopodium serratum now is Huperzia serrata
Lycopodium squarrosum now is Huperzia squarrosa
Lysiphyllum carronii now is Bauhinia carronii
Lysiphyllum cunninghamii now is Bauhinia cunninghamii
Lysiphyllum hookeri now is Bauhinia hookeri
Magnolia halliana now is Magnolia stellata
Malaisia scandens now is Trophis scandens
Malaxis fimbriata now is Malaxis fimbriata
Malaxis lawleri now is Malaxis lawleri
Malaxis marsupichila now is Crepidium marsupichilum
Malaxis xanthochila now is Malaxis xanthochila
Marattia salicina now is Marattia oreades
Mecodium samoense now is Hymenophyllum samoense
Melaleuca linariifolia var. trichostachya now is Melaleuca trichostachya
Melaleuca nervosa f. pendulina proposed name is Melaleuca fluviatilis
Melaleuca 'Pink Lace' commonly misnamed Melaleuca thymifolia 'Pink Lace'
Melaleuca 'Seafoam' commonly misnamed Melaleuca linariifolia 'Snowstorm'
Melaleuca 'Seafoam of Newcastle' commonly misnamed Melaleuca linariifolia 'Snowstorm'
Melaleuca 'Snowfire' commonly misnamed Melaleuca linariifolia 'Snowstorm'
Melaleuca 'White Lace' commonly misnamed Melaleuca thymifolia 'White Lace'
Melastoma polyanthum synonym for Melastoma affine
Melicope xanthoxloides now is Euodia xanthoxloides
Murraya paniculata part is included in Murraya ovatifoliolata South of Cairns all occurrences are now the new name Murraya ovatifoliolata, both species only occur together around Cairns and northwards
Murraya paniculata var. ovatifoliolata now is Murraya ovatifoliolata
Myristica muelleri now is Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri
Neodypsis baronii now is Dypsis baronii
Neodypsis ceraceus now is Dypsis ceracea
Neodypsis decaryi now is Dypsis decaryi
Neodypsis lastelliana now is Dypsis lastelliana
Neodypsis leptocheilos now is Dypsis leptocheilos
Neodypsis tsaratananensis now is Dypsis tsaratananensis
Neophloga concinna now is Dypsis concinna
Neophloga scottiana now is Dypsis scottiana
Neophloga thiryana now is Dypsis thiryana
Nymphaea capensis now is Nymphaea caerulea subsp. zanzibarensis
Nymphaea minima now is Nymphaea nouchali
Omalanthus populifolius now is Omalanthus nutans
Oreocallis wickhamii commonly misnamed Alloxylon wickhamii I suspect strongly that this name is the correct one.
Pandanus pedunculatus now is Pandanus tectorius
Pandanus spiralis commonly misnamed Pandanus whitei P. spiralis is found only well south of the Townsville area.
Panicum pallidifusca now is Setaria pumila subsp. pallidefusca
Passiflora alba now is Passiflora subpeltata
Peperomia leptostachya now is Peperomia blanda var. floribunda
Picris carolorumhenricorum now incl. as part of Picris angustifolia subsp. carolorumhenricorum
Pimelea cornucopiae see alternative name Thecanthes cornucopiae
Planchonella brownlessiana now is Pouteria brownlessiana to top |
Planchonella chartacea now is Pouteria chartacea
Planchonella cotinifolia now is Pouteria cotinifolia
Planchonella eerwah now is Pouteria eerwah
Planchonella euphlebia now is Pouteria euphlebia
Planchonella laurifolia now is Planchonella queenslandica probably correct
Planchonella myrsinoides now is Pouteria myrsinoides
Planchonella obovata now is Pouteria obovata
Planchonella obovoidea now is Pouteria obovoidea
Planchonella papyracea now is Pouteria papyracea
Planchonella pohlmaniana now is Pouteria pohlmaniana subspecies have all been reduced to species rank.
Planchonella singuliflora now is Pouteria singuliflora
Planchonella xerocarpa now is Pouteria xerocarpa
Pongamia sp. (RFK 3295) now incl. as part of Pongamia pinnata
Pontederia cyanea now is Monochoria cyanea
Premna corymbosa now is Premna serratifolia
Premna obtusifolia now is Premna serratifolia
Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii' now is Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea'
Randia cochinchinensis now is Aidia racemosa
Randia racemosa now is Aidia racemosa
Rauwenhoffia leichhardtii now is Melodorum leichhardtii
Rhoeo spathacea now is Tradescantia spathacea
Rhynchelytrum repens now is Melinis repens
Rubus fraxinifolius now is Rubus probus unsure of this, needs to be checked, Rubus fraxinifolius is unacceptable
Rubus muelleri now is Rubus probus unsure of this, needs to be checked, Rubus muelleri is unacceptable
Rubus rosifolius part is included in Rubus probus unsure of this, needs to be checked, Rubus rosifolius is unacceptable
Sarcostemma australe now is Sarcostemma viminale subsp. brunonianum
Scaevola oppositifolia now is Scaevola enantophylla
Scaevola sericea now is Scaevola taccada
Scilla sp. (indet.) now is Hyacinthoides sp. (indet.)
Setaria pallidifusca now is Setaria pumila subsp. pallidefusca
Spinifex hirsutus now is Spinifex sericeus
Strychnos arborea now incl. as part of Strychnos psilosperma Strychnos psilosperma is a new name
Strychnos axillaris now incl. as part of Strychnos psilosperma Strychnos psilosperma is a new name
Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. thwaitesii (var. gittinsii) now is Symplocos thwaitesii var. gittinsii
Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. thwaitesii (var. glaberrima) now is Symplocos thwaitesii var. glaberrima
Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. thwaitesii (var. montana) now is Symplocos stawellii var. montana
Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. thwaitesii (var. pilosiuscula) now is Symplocos thwaitesii var. pilosiuscula
Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. thwaitesii (var. stawellii) now is Symplocos stawellii
Synoum muelleri now incl. as part of Synoum glandulosum var. paniculosum seems most likely, needs confirmation
Syzygium cryptophlebium now is Syzygium wilsonii subsp. cryptophlebium
Syzygium paniculatum now is Syzygium australe
Tectaria muelleri now is Tectaria confluens
Themeda australis now is Themeda triandra
Thevetia peruviana now is Cascabela thevetia
Toona australis now is Toona ciliata
Triglochin procera var. dubia now is Triglochin dubium
Tristania conferta now is Lophostemon confertus
Tristania exiliflora now is Tristaniopsis exiliflora
Tritelia uniflora now is Ipheion uniflorum
Turraea brownii now is Turraea pubescens
Turrillia bleasdalei now is Gevuina bleasdalei
Vallisneria spiralis now is Vallisneria gigantea
Vittadinia diffusa now is Peripleura diffusa
Vittadinia hispidula var. hispidula now is Peripleura hispidula var. hispidula
Vittadinia hispidula var. setosa now is Peripleura hispidula var. setosa
Vittadinia scabra now is Peripleura scabra
Vonitra crinita now is Dypsis crinita
Vonitra fibrosa now is Dypsis fibrosa
Vonitra utilis now is Dypsis utilis
Xylocarpus australasicus now incl. as part of Xylocarpus moluccensis
Xylocarpus mekongensis now incl. as part of Xylocarpus moluccensis
Zieria obcordata now is Zieria minutiflora

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