Taxonomic Changes to Queensland Plants

Sorted by Old Name

Jan Sked

Updated June 2005

The following is a list of taxonomic changes that have occurred over the past few years. Only Queensland plants are listed. They are sorted alphabetically by genus and then species.

There have been a great number of changes in the past couple of years. Noteworthy is the transfer of a number of genera from Liliaceae to a number of other families, and the huge number of changes in the Orchidaceae family. Rainforest species have come in for quite a bit of attention and also the Daisies and Grasses.

Species names that are followed by an asterisk (*) are those of introduced plants.

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Old Name New/Current Name Previous Family New/Current Family
A
Abrophyllum ornans Abrophyllum ornans Escalloniaceae Grossulariaceae
Abutilon diplotrichum Abutilon fraseri ssp. diplotrichum Malvaceae
Acacia (new species) Acacia acrionastes Mimosaceae
Acacia (new species) Acacia porcata Mimosaceae
Acacia aneura var. Cunnamulla Acacia aneura var. major Mimosaceae
Acacia aneura var. Napperby Acacia aneura var. tenuis Mimosaceae
Acacia aneura var. Thargomindah Acacia aneura var. intermedia Mimosaceae
Acacia angustissima* Acacia curassavica* Mimosaceae
Acacia bivenosa ssp. wayi Acacia ligulata Mimosaceae
Acacia brevifolia Acacia lazarides Mimosaceae
Acacia clivicola Acacia stowardii Mimosaceae
Acacia curvinervia Acacia julifera ssp. curvinervia Mimosaceae
Acacia diphylla Acacia blakei ssp. diphylla Mimosaceae
Acacia holosericea (in part) Acacia colei Mimosaceae
Acacia juncifolia Acacia juncifolia ssp. juncifolia (for Qld. sp.) Mimosaceae
Acacia nuperrima ssp. cassitera Acacia wickhamii ssp. cassitera Mimosaceae
Acacia pennata ssp. kerrii (new record for Australia) Mimosaceae
Acacia ramulosa (in Qld.) Acacia ramulosa var .ramulosa Mimosaceae
Acacia sinuata* Acacia concinna* Mimosaceae
Acacia solandri Acacia spirorbis ssp. solandri Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. aff. calyculata Acacia solenota Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. aff. conferta Acacia arbiana Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. aff. longispicata Acacia burdekensis Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. aff. rigens Acacia argyrotricha Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Barakula Acacia barakulensis Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Bertya Creek Acacia faucium Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Binjour Acacia rubricola Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Blackdown Tableland Acacia hendersonii Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Boongeena Creek Acacia papyrocarpa Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Ella Bay Acacia celsa Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Inglewood Acacia argyrotricha Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Maryborough Acacia disparrima Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Maryborough ssp. Townsville Acacia disparrima ssp. calidestris Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. McIvor River Acacia solenota Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Mt. Abbot Acacia abbatiana Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Mt. Mulligan Acacia johannis Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. New Dixie Acacia clarksoniana Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Norwich Park Acacia fodinalis Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Q70 (aff. papyrocarpa) Acacia papyrocarpa Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Ropers Peak Acacia arbiana Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Torrens Creek Acacia burdekensis Mimosaceae
Acacia sp. Wenlock River Acacia midgleyi Mimosaceae
Acacia stipuligera var. glabrifolia Acacia stipuligera ssp. glabrifolia Mimosaceae
Acacia tanumbirinensis Acacia plectocarpa ssp. tanumbirinensis Mimosaceae
Acacia wickhamii ssp. Gregory Downs Acacia wickhamii ssp. parviphyllodinea Mimosaceae
Acalypha sp. Cairns Acalypha lyonsii Euphorbiaceae
Achras myrsinoides Pouteria cotinifolia var. pubescens Sapotaceae
Acianthus (new species) Acianthus borealis Orchidaceae
Acianthus (new species) Acianthus pusillus Orchidaceae
Acianthus amplexicaulis Acianthella amplexicaulis Orchidaceae
Acianthus caudatus Nemacianthus caudatus Orchidaceae
Acianthus sublestus Acianthella sublesta Orchidaceae
Acmena brachyandra Acmena ingens Myrtaceae
Acmena sp. Rocky River Acmena mackinnoniana Myrtaceae
Acomis sp. Alice River Acomis bella Asteraceae
Acronychia haplophylla Pitaviaster haplophyllus Rutaceae
Acronychia simplicifolia Sarcomelicope simplicifolia Rutaceae
Acrotriche sp. Marlborough Lissanthe brevistyla Epacridaceae
Actinotus (new species) Actinotus periculosus Apiaceae
Adiantum aethiopicum f. queenslandiae Adiantum atroviride Adiantaceae
Adiantum aethiopicum f. variegatum Adiantum atroviride Adiantaceae
Adiantum aethiopicum var. nodosum Adiantum atroviride Adiantaceae
Adiantum hispidulum var. Paradise Creek Adiantum hispidulum var. minus Adiantaceae
Adiantum repens Davallia repens Davalliaceae
Adiantum setulosum Adiantum diaphanum Adiantaceae
Adiantum tenue var. commutatum Adiantum diaphanum Adiantaceae
Adriana glabrata Adriana urticoides var. urticoides Euphorbiaceae
Adriana glabrata var. acerifolia Adriana urticoides var. urticoides Euphorbiaceae
Adriana glabrata var. glabrata Adriana urticoides var. urticoides Euphorbiaceae
Adriana glabrata var. subglabra Adriana urticoides var. urticoides Euphorbiaceae
Adriana hookeri Adriana urticoides var. hookeri Euphorbiaceae
Adriana tomentosa Adriana urticoides Euphorbiaceae
Adriana tomentosa var. hookeri Adriana urticoides var. hookeri Euphorbiaceae
Adriana tomentosa var. tomentosa Adriana urticoides var. urticoides Euphorbiaceae
Aglaia argentea (newly recognised for Aust.) Meliaceae
Aglaia ferruginea Aglaia tomentosa Meliaceae
Aglaia sapindina (cent. & sth. Qld.) Aglaia brownii Meliaceae
Aglaia sp. Q6. / aff. elaeagnoidea Aglaia brownii Meliaceae
Aglaia sp. Q7. Aglaia australiensis Meliaceae
Agrostis aemula Lachnagrostis aemula Poaceae
Agrostis aemula var aemula Lachnagrostis aemula Poaceae
Agrostis avenacea Lachnagrostis filiformis Poaceae
Agrostis avenacea var avenacea Lachnagrostis filiformis Poaceae
Agrostis avenacea var perennis Lachnagrostis filiformis Poaceae
Agrostis elongata var. flaccidus Sporobolus indicus var. flaccidus Poaceae
Agrostis retrofracta Lachnagrostis filiformis Poaceae
Agrostis sp. Q1 (aff. hiemalis) Agrostis bettyae Poaceae
Agrostis sp. Wyberba Agrostis bettyae Poaceae
Akania lucens Akania bidwillii Akaniaceae
Alectryon unilobatus Alectryon reticulatus Sapindaceae
Aleurites fordii * Vernicia fordii * Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites moluccana var. rockinghamensis Aleurites rockinghamensis Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites sp. Hazlewood Gorge Omphalea celata Euphorbiaceae
Alocasia macrorrhizos Alocasia brisbanensis Araceae
Alysicarpus sp. Townsville Alysicarpus aurantiacus Fabaceae
Alyxia (new species) Alyxia grandis Apocynaceae
Alyxia (new species) Alyxia sharpei Apocynaceae
Alyxia ilicifolia (new subspecies) Alyxia ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia Apocynaceae
Alyxia magnifolia Alyxia ilicifolia ssp. magnifolia Apocynaceae
Alyxia oblongata Alyxia ruscifolia ssp. major Apocynaceae
Alyxia obtusifolia Alyxia spicata Apocynaceae
Alyxia ruscifolia var. pugioniformis Alyxia ruscifolia ssp. ruscifolia Apocynaceae
Amoora cucullata Aglaia spectabilis Meliaceae
Amoora ferruginea Aglaia meridionalis Meliaceae
Amorphospermum antilogum Niemeyera antiloga Sapotaceae
Amorphospermum whitei Niemeyera whitei Sapotaceae
Amperea xiphoclada (in Qld.) Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada Euphorbiaceae
Amphipogon caricinus var. sericeus Amphipogon sericeus Poaceae
Amyema cephalantherum Amyema plicatum Loranthaceae
Amyema duurenii Amyema plicatum Loranthaceae
Amyema plicatulum (newly recorded for Qld.) Loranthaceae
Anacampseros australiana Grahamia australiana Portulacaceae
Ancana stenopetala Meiogyne stenopetala ssp. stenopetala Annonaceae
Angophora costata (sth & cent. Qld.) Angophora leiocarpa Myrtaceae
Anopterus macleayanus Anopterus macleayanus Escalloniaceae Grossulariaceae
Antrophyum reticulatum Antrophyum callifolium Vittariaceae
Antrophyum sp. Blue Pool Antrophyum austroqueenslandicum Vittariaceae
Antrophyum sp. Pugh Creek Antrophyum jagoanum Vittariaceae
Apatophyllum (new species) Apatophyllum flavovirens Celastraceae
Apatophyllum (new species) Apatophyllum teretifolium Celastraceae
Aphyllodium novoguineense Aphyllodium schindleri Fabaceae
Aphyllodium sp. Edward River Aphyllodium latifolium Fabaceae
Aphyllodium sp. Lockerbie Aphyllodium schindleri Fabaceae
Arachnorchis atroclavia Caladenia atroclavia (reinstated) Orchidaceae
Arachnorchis dilatata Caladenia dilatata (reinstated) Orchidaceae
Arachnorchis reticulata Caladenia reticulata (reinstated) Orchidaceae
Archidendron sp. Cooper Creek Archidendron kanisii Mimosaceae
Archontophoenix sp. Mt. Lewis Archontophoenix purpurea Arecaceae
Archontophoenix sp. Myola Archontophoenix myolensis Arecaceae
Archontophoenix sp. Rocky River Archontophoenix tuckeri Arecaceae
Archontophoenix sp. Walsh River Archontophoenix maxima Arecaceae
Argophyllum (new species) Argophyllum verae Escalloniaceae Grossulariaceae
Argophyllum spp. Argophyllum spp. Escalloniaceae Grossulariaceae
Argyrocome polyphylla Rhodanthe polyphylla Asteraceae
Argyrodendron sp. aff. trifoliolatum Argyrodendron sp. Kin Kin Sterculiaceae
Aristida sp. Myola Aristida thompsonii Poaceae
Aristida sp. Q3 (aff. muricate) Aristida forsteri Poaceae
Aristida sp. Wondul Range Aristida forsteri Poaceae
Aristolochia deltantha Pararistolochia deltantha Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia deltantha var. laheyana Pararistolochia laheyana Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia praevenosa Pararistolochia praevenosa Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia sp. Heathlands Pararistolochia linearifolia Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia sp. Mt. Lewis Pararistolochia sparusifolia Aristolochiaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus oreophilus Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus prolixus Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus rosulatus Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus stenophyllus Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus subulosus Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus apectus Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus aquilus Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus (new species) Arthrochilus corinnae Orchidaceae
Arthrochilus dockrillii Phoringopsis dockrillii Orchidaceae
Arthropodium spp. Arthropodium spp. Liliaceae Anthericaceae
Arundina graminifolia* (newly recorded as naturalised in Qld) Orchidaceae
Arytera lautereriana Mischarytera lautereriana Sapindaceae
Asparagus spp. Asparagus spp. Liliaceae Asparagaceae
Asperula subulifolia (newly recorded for Qld) Rubiaceae
Asplenium (new species) Asplenium tinarooense Aspleniaceae
Asplenium attenuatum var. schneideri Asplenium attenuatum x A. polyodon Aspleniaceae
Asplenium cuneatum var. orarium Asplenium laserpitiifolium Aspleniaceae
Asplenium gracillimum Asplenium bulbiferum ssp. gracillimum Aspleniaceae
Asplenium lewisense Asplenium athertonense x A. ‘unknown’ Aspleniaceae
Asplenium macilwraithense Asplenium laserpitiifolium Aspleniaceae
Asplenium sp. Atherton Tableland Asplenium athertonense Aspleniaceae
Asplenium sp. McIlwraith Range Asplenium laserpitiifolium Aspleniaceae
Asplenium tenerumoides Asplenium tenerum Aspleniaceae
Astrotricha (new species) Astrotricha cordata Araliaceae
Astrotricha (new species) Astrotricha intermedia Araliaceae
Astrotricha floccosa Astrotricha latifolia Araliaceae
Astrotricha roddii (new recording for Qld.) Araliaceae
Astrotricha sp. aff. biddulphiana Astrotricha pauciflora Araliaceae
Astrotricha sp. Kroombit Astrotricha brachyandra Araliaceae
Astrotricha sp. Pomona Astrotricha umbrosa Araliaceae
Atalaya (new species) Atalaya collina Sapindaceae
Atalaya (new species) Atalaya oligoclada Sapindaceae
Austrobuxus nitidus Austrobuxus megacarpus Euphorbiaceae
Austromuellera sp. Mt. Lewis Austromuellera valida Proteaceae
Austromyrtus acmenoides Gossia acmenoides Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus bidwillii Gossia bidwillii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus dallachyana Gossia dallachiana Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus floribunda Gossia floribunda Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus fragrantissima Gossia fragrantissima Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus gonoclada Gossia gonoclada Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus hillii Gossia hillii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus inophloia Gossia inophloia Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus lasioclada Lenwebbia lasioclada Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus lucida Gossia lucida Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus minutiflora Gossia myrsinocarpa Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus pubiflora Gossia pubiflora Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus racemulosa Gossia bidwillii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus shepherdii Gossia shepherdii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. aff. hillii Gossia punctata Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. aff. lasioclada (Border Ranges) Lenwebbia prominens Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Bamaga Gossia bamagensis Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Brookfield Gossia punctata Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Byerstown Ra. Gossia sankowskiorum Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Cape Flattery Gossia retusa Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Claudie River Gossia floribunda Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Cooloolabin Austromyrtus glabra Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Danbulla Gossia bidwillii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Forty Mile Scrub Gossia bidwillii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Gillies Gossia grayi Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Isabella Falls Gossia byrnesii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Lizard Island Gossia sp. Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. McIlwraith Ra Gossia macilwraithensis Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Mt. Lewis Gossia lewisensis Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q1 Gossia bidwillii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q12 (acuminata ms.) Gossia lewisensis Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q13 (Cape Flattery) Gossia retusa Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q14 (Lizard) Gossia sp. Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q15 (Windsor Tableland) Gossia shepherdii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q16 (Isabella Falls) Gossia byrnesii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q2 (Bakers Blue-Byerstown Range) Gossia sankowskiorum Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q3 (Claudie R.) Gossia floribunda Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q4 (Bamaga) Gossia bamagensis Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q5 (Mt. Lewis) Gossia lewisensis Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q6 (Blackall Range) Lenwebbia lasioclada Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q8 (aff. hillii) Gossia punctata Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Q9 (McIlwraith Range) Gossia macilwraithensis Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Spencer Creek Gossia bidwillii Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Upper Mudgeeraba Creek Lenwebbia prominens Myrtaceae
Austromyrtus sp. Windsor Tableland Gossia shepherdii Myrtaceae
Austrosteenisia blackii var. Yungaburra Austrosteenisia blackii var. astipella Fabaceae
Austrosteenisia sp. Goanna Creek Austrosteenisia mollitricha Fabaceae
Austrosteenisia sp. Mission Beach Rourea brachyandra Connaraceae
Austrosteenisia sp. Wallaman Falls Rourea brachyandra Connaraceae
Austrostipa vickeryana (newly recorded for Qld) Poaceae
Avena bipartita Austrodanthonia bipartita Poaceae
Avicennia marina var. eucalyptifolia Avicennia marina ssp. eucalyptifolia Verbenaceae Avicenniaceae
Avicennia officinalis var. eucalyptifolia Avicennia marina ssp. eucalyptifolia Verbenaceae Avicenniaceae
Avicennia spp. Avicennia spp. Verbenaceae Avicenniaceae
Avicennia tomentosa var. australasica Avicennia marina ssp. australasica Verbenaceae Avicenniaceae
B
Babingtonia sp. Atherton Babingtonia angusta Myrtaceae
Babingtonia sp. Comet Babingtonia brachypoda Myrtaceae
Babingtonia sp. Mt. Crosby Babingtonia collina Myrtaceae
Babingtonia sp. Townsville Babingtonia papillosa Myrtaceae
Babingtonia sp. Yatala Babingtonia similis Myrtaceae
Babingtonia sp. Yurol State Forest Babingtonia bidwillii Myrtaceae
Backhousia sp. aff. sciadophora Backhousia kingii Myrtaceae
Backhousia sp. Didcot Backhousia oligantha Myrtaceae
Backhousia sp. Stony Creek Backhousia oligantha Myrtaceae
Baeckea densifolia Babingtonia densifolia Myrtaceae
Baeckea jucunda Babingtonia jucunda Myrtaceae
Baeckea linearis Ochrosperma lineare Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. 1 in Stanley & Ross Baeckea omissa Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Bald Mt. Babingtonia silvestris Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Blackdown Tableland Baeckea trapeza Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Clarence River Babingtonia angusta Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Mt. Minda Ochrosperma adpressum Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Mt. Ngungun Triplarina volcanica ssp. volcanica Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Mt. Tozer Babingtonia tozerensis Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Mt. Walsh Triplarina volcanica ssp. borealis Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Racecourse Creek Baeckea omissa Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Stony Creek Falls Triplarina paludosa Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp. Wyberba / sp.3 in Stanley & Ross Babingtonia granitica Myrtaceae
Baeckea sp.2 in Stanley & Ross Triplarina volcanica Myrtaceae
Baeckea squarrulosa Babingtonia squarrulosa Myrtaceae
Baeckea stenophylla (included in) Baeckea frutescens Myrtaceae
Baeckea virgata Babingtonia virgata - not considered to occur in Australia Myrtaceae
Baloghia lucida Baloghia inophylla Euphorbiaceae
Banksia conferta var. conferta Banksia conferta ssp. conferta Proteaceae
Banksia integrifolia var. aquilonia Banksia aquilonia Proteaceae
Bauerella simplicifolia Sarcomelicope simplicifolia Rutaceae
Beccariella queenslandica Pouteria queenslandica Sapotaceae
Beilschmiedia (new species) Beilschmiedia brunnea Lauraceae
Beilschmiedia (new species) Beilschmiedia collina Lauraceae
Beilschmiedia (new species) Beilschmiedia recurva Lauraceae
Beilschmiedia sp. Boonjee Beilschmiedia volckii Lauraceae
Beilschmiedia sp. China Camp Beilschmiedia castrisinensis Lauraceae
Beilschmiedia sp. McIlwraith Range Beilschmiedia peninsularis Lauraceae
Bergia pusilla (first record for Qld.) Elatinaceae
Berrya javanica (newly recorded for Aust.) Tiliaceae
Bertya sp. Beeron Holding Bertya granitica Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Helidon Hills Bertya lapicola ssp lapicola Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Mt. Ernest Bertya ernestiana Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Oakey Creek Bertya lapicola ssp brevifolia Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Q11 (Beeron) Bertya granitica Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Q12 (ernestiana) Bertya ernestiana Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Q5 (aff. pinifolia) Bertya lapicola ssp brevifolia Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Q6 (Helidon Hills) Bertya lapicola ssp brevifolia Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Q9 (Winneba) Bertya calycina Euphorbiaceae
Bertya sp. Winneba Bertya calycina Euphorbiaceae
Billardiera (new species) Billardiera rubens Pittosporaceae
Billardiera angustifolia Billardiera scandens Pittosporaceae
Billardiera scandens var. scandens Billardiera scandens Pittosporaceae
Billardiera scandens var. sericata Billardiera scandens Pittosporaceae
Blandfordia spp. Blandfordia spp. Liliaceae Blandfordiaceae
Bleasdalea bleasdalei Gevuina bleasdalei Proteaceae
Boronia bipinnata (misidentified) Boronia inflexa Rutaceae
Boronia sp. aff. alulata Boronia hoipolloi Rutaceae
Boronia sp. aff. bowmanii Boronia squamipetala Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Aranbanga Creek Boronia grimshawii Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Carnarvon Range Boronia duiganiae Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Coominglah Boronia palasepala Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Expedition Range Boronia odorata Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Hinchinbrook Island Boronia jensziae Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Jedda Creek Boronia quinkanensis Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Kogan Boronia splendida Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Many Peaks Range / sp. Telford Boronia bella Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Massy Creek / sp. McIlwraith Range Boronia squamipetala Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Mt. Mulligan Boronia quinkanensis Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Mt. Walsh Boronia foetida Rutaceae
Boronia sp. Mt. Windsor Tableland Boronia excelsa