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New Journal article: Sep. 2026

Female plant of Riccardia plumisecta at Growling Swallet. Photo: S. Fish.

The State Herbarium of South Australia published a new articles in the journal Swainsona today, 29 Sep. 2026, in Vol. 39…

Fish, S., A new Riccardia (Aneuraceae, Marchantiophyta) from Tasmania. (2.1mb PDF).

The author describes a rare new species of liverwort, Riccardia plumisecta, which is only found in the cool temperate rainforest at Growling Swallet in Mount Field National Park, Tasmania. The species is compared with morphologically similar taxa from Australia and New Zealand. It is characterised by its large size (up to 8.5 cm) and its regularly and
densely pinnate form.

To access content of all volumes of Swainsona and the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens since Vol. 1 (1976), please visit the journal’s web-site at: https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Plants-and-Animals/Herbarium-Journals/

Census of South Australian plants, algae & fungi

The current version of the South Australian Census of plants, algae & fungi is now available for download in PDF format on the FloraSA website. It provides a summation of the current state of scientific knowledge of the flora of South Australia, as reviewed by the taxonomic botanists and research associates of the State Herbarium of South Australia (AD).

https://flora.sa.gov.au/resources/census-of-sa

The Census is currently administered and edited by the following members of the State Herbarium: J. Kellermann, T.A. Hammer & M. Waycott.

New Journal articles: Apr. 2026

Amanita austrostraminea, collected at Blue Rock, Jarrahdale, Western Australia. Photo: E.M. Davison.

The State Herbarium of South Australia published two articles in the journal Swainsona today, 27 April 2026, in Vol. 39…

E.M. Davison, D. Giustiniano & J.F. Haska, Amanita austrostraminea (Agaricales, Amanitaceae), a variable species from southern Australia (2.7mb PDF).

The authors analyse two similar species of Amanita from Western Australia and South Australia with molecular and morphological methods. They come to the conclusion that this is only one variable species and synonymise the name A. flaviphylla with A. austrostraminea.

This paper is the last publication of Prof. Elaine Davison and was completed in the days before her death. She was a highly regarded plant pathologist and mycologist in Western Australia. Throughout her 50+ years of teaching and research, she was an inspiration to all scientists she engaged with, providing mentorship and sharing her knowledge and expertise, even after retirement.

D. Nicolle, Formal transfer of four residual species from Corymbia to Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) (0.1mb PDF).

In this Short Communication, the author from the Currency Creek Arboretum publishes four new combinations in the genus Eucalyptus, to make these names available for people who want to use a single-concept of the genus, i.e. including Angophora, Corymbia and the recently-published Blakella.

New Journal article: Mar. 2026

Today, 31 Mar. 2026, the State Herbarium of South Australia published the following paper in Vol. 39 of its scientific journal Swainsona.

Hislop, M., Ten new species of Styphelia (Ericaceae: Epacridoideae: Styphelieae), mostly from inland districts of south-west Australia, with updated descriptions for S. breviflora, S. conchifolia and S. multiflora, and a provisional key to species currently assigned to Group X. (11mb PDF).

In this article, the author from the Western Australian Herbarium continues his revision of taxa assigned to Group X of the genus Styphelia. Three existing species are re-circumscribed and ten species are described as new. Illustrations and photographs are included, as well as a Key to the whole Group X, which is the most morphologically diverse and one of the largest of the 12 phylogenetic groups in the genus.

Styphelia interioris, a new species described from inland W.A. by Mike Hislop. Photo: K.R. Thiele.

New journal article: Feb. 2026

The State Herbarium of South Australia published an article in Vol. 39 of its journal Swainsona, today, 19 Feb. 2026.

J. Kellermann, The correct publication, author citation and type of Hibbertia cistiflora (1.8mb PDF).

Hibbertia cistiflora, illustrated in Ludwig Reichenbach’s Hortus botanicus (1825).

Hibbertia cistiflora is a well-known shrub in south-eastern Australia. During the preparation of a research paper on eastern Australian species of Hibbertia (Toelken, in press), it became apparent that the place and date of publication, the type specimen, as well as the authorship of the species name needs clarification. In this Short Communication, the author from the State Herbarium discusses these issues and the history of the name and publication, gives the correct synonymy for the species and designates a lectotype.