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<h2>Definitions</h2> <p>Definitions for terms used in the table above.</p> <dl> <dt>Current Alien Species</dt> <dd>The number of currently accepted names at species rank that are alien to Western Australia.</dd> <dt>Current Alien Taxa</dt> <dd>The number of currently accepted alien taxa at species rank and below.</dd> <dt>Current Names</dt> <dd>Number of names in use in WA (includes the species-level name when infraspecific names exist).</dd> <dt>Current Native Species</dt> <dd>The number of currently accepted names at species rank that are native to Western Australia.</dd> <dt>Current Native Taxa</dt> <dd>The number of currently accepted native taxa at species rank and below.</dd> <dt>Current Species</dt> <dd>The number of currently accepted names at species rank.</dd> <dt>Current Taxa</dt> <dd>The number of currently accepted taxa at species rank and below.</dd> <dt>Manuscript Names</dt> <dd>The number of proposed but unpublished names.</dd> <dt>Named Hybrids</dt> <dd>The number of current names that are formally named hybrids.</dd> <dt>Non-current Names</dt> <dd>The number of names no longer in use in WA (including synonymous, excluded and misapplied names).</dd> <dt>Phrase Names</dt> <dd>The number of assigned but unpublished names.</dd> <dt>Published Alien Species</dt> <dd>The number of formally published names at species rank that occur in Western Australia but are not native.</dd> <dt>Published Native Species</dt> <dd>The number of formally published names at species rank that are native to Western Australia.</dd> <dt>Published Species</dt> <dd>The number of formally published names at species rank.</dd> <dt>Species</dt> <dd>A name at the rank of species.</dd> <dt>Species with Infraspecies</dt> <dd>The number of species with current taxa at subspecies, variety and forma ranks.</dd> <dt>Taxon (plural: Taxa)</dt> <dd>Commonly refers to a published name at any rank, but these statistics only refer to taxa at or below species rank.</dd> <dt>Total Names</dt> <dd>Number of plant, alga, fungus, lichen, bryophyte and protist names in the database.</dd> <dt>Un-named Hybrids</dt> <dd>The number of current names that are informally named hybrids.</dd> </dl> </main> </div> </div> <footer class="mt-5"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-7"> <ul class="list-inline mt-3 mt-md-0 d-print-none"> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a href="/help/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a href="/help/copyright">Copyright and Conditions of Access</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a href="/help/">About</a> </li> </ul> <p>Florabase is produced by the staff of the <a href="https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/science/research-tools-and-repositories/western-australian-herbarium"> Western Australian Herbarium</a>, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. 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