Atherosperma Explained

Atherosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Atherospermataceae.

The genus Atherosperma was first formally described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardière in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen, and the first species he described (the type species) was Atherosperma moschatum.^[1]

The names of 5 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of August 2024:^[2]

• Atherosperma dilatatum Gand. (Victoria)
• Atherosperma elongatum Gand. (New South Wales)
• Atherosperma moschatum Labill. (New South Wales, Victoria)
• Atherosperma muticum Gand. (Victoria)
• Atherosperma tasmanicum Gand. (Tasmania)

Notes and References

1. Book: Labillardière . Jacques . Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen . 1806 . Ex typographia Dominæ Huzard . Paris . 14 August 2024.
2. Web site: Atherosperma . Plants of the World Online . 14 August 2024.