Cassinia sifton Orchard

, Austral. Syst. Bot. 30(4): 358 (2017).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77175002-1
Publication
Australian Systematic Botany. East Melbourne, Vic.
Collation
30(4): 358
Date of Publication
21 Dec 2017
Family as entered in IPNI
Asteraceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A.E.Orchard & T.A.Orchard 7504
Locality
South-western slopes: Harden–Stockinbingal road, c. 6 km W of junction with North Berthong Road
Collection Date
22 Mar 2017
Type Herbaria
holotype CANB CANB787796
isotype AD
isotype BM
isotype BRI
isotype CHR
isotype HO
isotype K
isotype NSW
isotype MEL
isotype PERTH
Distribution Of Types
New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia, Australasia)
Western Australia (Western Australia, Australia, Australasia)
South Australia (Australia, Australasia)
Australian Capital Territory (New South Wales, Australia, Australasia)

Remarks

doi:10.1071/SB17033 the specific epithet is derived from the common name 'sifting bush' (referring to the similarity of the fallen florets to the 'siftings' blown away from grain by a winnowing machine), which was corrupted to 'Sifton bush'