Limonium australe

Limonium australe

Limonium australe

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Plumbaginaceae
Tribus: Limonieae
Genus: Limonium
Species: Limonium australe
Varietatesː L. a. var. australe – L. a. var. baudinii

Name

Limonium australe (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 395 (1891).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Taxanthema australe R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 426 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Statice australis (R.Br.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 959 (1824).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. 2022. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island. 2022 edition. 161 pp. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. PDF Homepage. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Limonium australe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Limonium australe. Published online. Accessed: September 01 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: native sea lavender

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