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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Coronidium, a new Australian genus in the Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae)
WILSON, PAUL G.

The genus Coronidium Paul G.Wilson, a segregate of Helichrysum Mill. sensu lato, is described. It consists of 17 species, all of which are found in eastern Australia while two are also present in South Australia and one in Tasmania. Six species and two subspecies are described as new: C. cymosum Paul G.Wilson, C. elatum (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Paul G.Wilson subsp. minus Paul G.Wilson, C. elatum subsp. vellerosum Paul G.Wilson, C. flavum Paul G.Wilson, C. fulvidum Paul G.Wilson, C. lanosum Paul G.Wilson, C. kaputaricum Paul G.Wilson, and C. telfordii Paul G.Wilson, while Helichrysum adenophorum var. waddelliae J.H.Willis is raised to species rank as C. waddelliae (J.H.Willis) Paul G.Wilson; a further ten species are transfers from Helichrysum: C. oxylepis (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson, C. rupicola (DC.) Paul G.Wilson, C. glutinosum (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson, C. lanuginosum (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Paul G.Wilson, C. newcastlianum (Domin) Paul G.Wilson, C. boormanii (Maiden & Betche) Paul G.Wilson, C. elatum (DC.) Paul G.Wilson, C. lindsayanum (Domin) Paul G.Wilson, C. adenophorum (F.Muell.) Paul G Wilson, and C. scorpioides (Labill.) Paul G.Wilson. Several names are lectotypified.