Alerts
Scientific name corrections for plant species listed in BICON
Effective from 13 February 2019The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has made corrections to the spelling of scientific names for a range of plant species in BICON.
The scientific name changes to species are listed in Table 1 (below).
Who does this notice affect:
Importers of plant material (nursery stock and seeds for sowing), brokers and Department of Agriculture and Water Resources staff.
Import Permits:
Import permits have not been varied to reflect these spelling changes, as a number of these species are not believed to be commonly imported.
Any importer who has concerns about their existing import permit containing one of these species, may request a variation of their import permit. Please contact the department via email at imports@agriculture.gov.au (please include the following in the title of the email “Scientific name change – Plant T2”).
Background:
Plant Imports Operations are undertaking reviews of scientific names in BICON, to validate listed names. The review is being completed in stages, with this update covering species from A – G. Any further changes to scientific names will be advised through an additional BICON notification.
Further information:
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au.
Table 1.
Scientific name previously in BICON as: |
Scientific name updated in BICON as: |
Acacia quinquinervia |
Acacia quinquenervia |
Acacia trachphyloia |
Acacia trachyphloia |
Acacia truncuta |
Acacia truncata |
Acer negundo f. aureo variegatum |
Acer negundo f. aureovariegatum |
Acer pseudo-sieboldianum |
Acer pseudosieboldianum |
Acridocarpus natalitus |
Acridocarpus natalitius |
Acroclinum roseum |
Acroclinium roseum |
Agave univitatta |
Agave univittata |
Ajuga laxmanni |
Ajuga laxmannii |
Alangium plantanifolium |
Alangium platanifolium |
Albuca circinnata |
Albuca circinata |
Allaria petiolata |
Alliaria petiolata |
Allium sewertzowii |
Allium sewerzowii |
Amorpha fructicosa |
Amorpha fruticosa |
Anastrabe integarrima |
Anastrabe integerrima |
Androsace graminofolia |
Androsace graminifolia |
Androsace hausmanni |
Androsace hausmannii |
Androsace strigilosa |
Androsace strigillosa |
Anemopaegma chaimberlaynii |
Anemopaegma chamberlaynii |
Anthericum ramoseum |
Anthericum ramosum |
Apera interupta |
Apera interrupta |
Aponogeton longiplumulosis |
Aponogeton longiplumulosus |
Ardisia henryii |
Ardisia henryi |
Armeria villlosa |
Armeria villosa |
Asperula gussonii |
Asperula gussonei |
Azureocereus viridus |
Azureocereus viridis |
Balbisia penduncularis |
Balbisia peduncularis |
Banksia candolleans |
Banksia candolleana |
Bauhinia aculeata subsp. aculeate |
Bauhinia aculeata subsp. aculeata |
Bauhinia emarginate |
Bauhinia emarginata |
Beaumontia burtonii |
Beaumontia murtonii |
Begonia delaveyi |
Begonia delavayi |
Begonia dominicaulis |
Begonia dominicalis |
Begonia fuchsiodes |
Begonia fuchsioides |
Begonia haaegeana |
Begonia haageana |
Begonia hatacoa var. mesneri |
Begonia hatacoa var. meisneri |
Begonia imperialis var. brunea |
Begonia imperialis var. brunnea |
Begonia macdougalli |
Begonia macdougallii |
Begonia maculata var. elegantissma |
Begonia maculata var. elegantissima |
Begonia mazae var. diminuta |
Begonia mazae var. deminuta |
Bellevalia forminii |
Bellevalia fominii |
Berberis gladwynensis |
Berberis x gladwynensis |
Berberis cavalerei |
Berberis cavaleriei |
Berberis thunbergii var. argenteo-marginata |
Berberis thunbergii argenteomarginata |
Boronia rhamboidea |
Boronia rhomboidea |
Boswellia carterii |
Boswellia carteri |
Broussaiaia arguta |
Broussaisia arguta |
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza |
Bruguiera gymnorhiza |
Bukiniczia cablica |
Bukiniczia cabulica |
Calandrinia polyandrra |
Calandrinia polyandra |
Calandrinia villaroeli |
Calandrinia villaroelii |
Calandrinia volunilis |
Calandrinia volubilis |
Calathea medio-picta |
Calathea mediopicta |
Calylophus berliandieri |
Calylophus berlandieri |
Calyptrocalyx geonomformis |
Calyptrocalyx geonomiformis |
Campanula komarovi |
Campanula komarovii |
Campanula teucriodes |
Campanula teucrioides |
Capparis unmbonata |
Capparis umbonata |
Caryota kirawongensis |
Caryota kiriwongensis |
Cassia artemisiodes |
Cassia artemisioides |
Cassia brewsteri var. tormentella |
Cassia brewsteri var. tomentella |
Cassina laevis |
Cassinia laevis |
Celmisia holoserisia |
Celmisia holosericea |
Centrolobium parense |
Centrolobium paraense |
Cephalaria tchihatchewi |
Cephalaria tchihatchewii |
Chaenorrhinum origanifolium |
Chaenorhinum origanifolium |
Chamaedorea lehmanii |
Chamaedorea lehmannii |
Chasmanthe aethiopca |
Chasmanthe aethiopica |
Chelone obligua |
Chelone obliqua |
Chirata tamiana |
Chirita tamiana |
Cimicifuga yununnanensis |
Cimicifuga yunnanensis |
Cintia knize |
Cintia knizei |
Clerodendrum ovafolium |
Clerodendrum ovalifolium |
Coccothrinax monatana |
Coccothrinax montana |
Conophytum leiopoldtii |
Conophytum leipoldtii |
Cordia alloidora |
Cordia alliodora |
Cortaderia spendens |
Cortaderia splendens |
Corydalis kusnetzowii |
Corydalis kusnetzovii |
Corydalis petrophylla |
Corydalis petrophila |
Corydalis schangini |
Corydalis schanginii |
Corydalis sewerzowi |
Corydalis sewerzowii |
Corynocarpus laevigata |
Corynocarpus laevigatus |
Cowania mexicana var. stansburiana |
Cowania mexicana var. stansburyana |
Cowania stansburiana |
Cowania stansburyana |
Crepidomanes venomsum |
Crepidomanes venosum |
Cucumis callosus |
Cucumis collosus |
Cyathea delgardii |
Cyathea delgadii |
Cyphomandra hartwegi |
Cyphomandra hartwegii |
Cyphostemma elephanthopus |
Cyphostemma elephantopus |
Daphne giraldi |
Daphne giraldii |
Daphniphyllum macrocpodum |
Daphniphyllum macropodum |
Dasylirion glaucphyllum |
Dasylirion glaucophyllum |
Dendrosocyos socotrana |
Dendrosicyos socotrana |
Desmoncus uaxactuensis |
Desmoncus uaxactunensis |
Dialium indium |
Dialium indum |
Dianella brevipedunculatus |
Dianella brevipedunculata |
Dienanthe bifida |
Deinanthe bifida |
Dilatris pilansii |
Dilatris pillansii |
Diospyros durianoides |
Diospyros durionoides |
Diospyros insulartis |
Diospyros insularis |
Diospyros tesselaria |
Diospyros tessellaria |
Diplarrhena latifolia |
Diplarrena latifolia |
Diplarrhena moraea |
Diplarrena moraea |
Discocactus ackermannii |
Disocactus ackermannii |
Discocactus subterraneoproliferans |
Discocactus subterraneo-proliferans |
Disporopsis fuscapicta |
Disporopsis fuscopicta |
Draba sphaeriodes |
Draba sphaeroides |
Dracaena phrynoides |
Dracaena phrynioides |
Drosera palacea |
Drosera paleacea |
Elaeodron curtipendulum |
Elaeodendron curtipendulum |
Entandrophragma lepaei |
Entandrophragma leplaei |
Enterolobium contortisiliguum |
Enterolobium contortisiliquum |
Epimedium shuiehengense |
Epimedium shuichengense |
Epimedium stellutlatum |
Epimedium stellulatum |
Erigeron humilus |
Erigeron humilis |
Erythrina lysistemom |
Erythrina lysistemon |
Euphorbia balsimifera |
Euphorbia balsamifera |
Euphorbia gorgonia |
Euphorbia gorgonis |
Euphorbia zoutspansbergensis |
Euphorbia zoutpansbergensis |
Euterpe stenophyll |
Euterpe stenophylla |
Fabiana imbracata |
Fabiana imbricata |
Fagraea schlecteri |
Fagraea schlechteri |
Festuca ovina var. duriscula |
Festuca ovina var. duriuscula |
Fibiger triquetra |
Fibigia triquetra |
Gaultheria pyrolaefolia |
Gaultheria pyrolifolia |
Genista equisitiformis |
Genista equisetiformis |
Gilia achilleaefolia |
Gilia achilleifolia |
Grevillea mangnifica |
Grevillea magnifica |
Grevillea mimisoides |
Grevillea mimosoides |
Greyia sutherlandia |
Greyia sutherlandii |
Gronophyllum micrathum |
Gronophyllum micranthum |
Gunnera madgellanica |
Gunnera magellanica |
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Cucurbits as nursery stock requiring testing
- Cacti for use as nursery stock
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Berberis, Mahonia and Mahoberberis for use as nursery stock
- Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock
- Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
- Clonal grass for use as nursery stock
- Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock
- Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
- Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
- Cucurbit seed for sowing requiring testing for plant viruses
- Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock
- Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock
- Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock
- Palm seed for sowing
- Xylella fastidiosa and sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock
- Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine
- Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock
- Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa