Updates to the New South Wales flora for 2023–2024

Peter Jobson; Seanna McCune; Andrew Orme; Catherine Wardrop

doi:10.7751/telopea21564

Authors

Peter Jobson National Herbarium of NSW https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6420-6305
Seanna McCune National Herbarium of New South Wales
Andrew Orme National Herbarium of New South Wales https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5883-8170
Catherine Wardrop National Herbarium of New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea21564

Keywords:

Flora of New South Wales, New species, nomenclatural changes, New records

Abstract

Forty-four new species were described and two new phrase-named entities were erected for taxa that occur in New South Wales. Thirty-three name changes are documented. Eight species, four native and four naturalised, are newly recorded. Thirty range extensions are noted.

Author Biography

Peter Jobson, National Herbarium of NSW

Information Botanist, National herbarium of NSW. Botanical interests include: flora census additions for NSW, new species of Australian flora, biogeography of arid, savannah, and Australian flora, historical collectors and activities for all Australian herbaria.

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