Type

"Western Australia. Gibb River Rd, N of Adcock Gorge, Kimberley, Western Australia, 16 53'59"S, 125 47'02"E, Allen Lowrie 2542K [sic; 2523K, fide A.Lowrie, pers. comm. (25 Nov. 2014)], 5 August 2000 (holo: PERTH iso: DNA; MEL; <i>Herbarium Lowrieanum</i>)."

Type

"Western Australia. Gibb River Rd, N of Adcock Gorge, Kimberley, Western Australia, 16 53'59"S, 125 47'02"E, Allen Lowrie 2542K [sic; 2523K, fide A.Lowrie, pers. comm. (25 Nov. 2014)], 5 August 2000 (holo: PERTH iso: DNA; MEL; <i>Herbarium Lowrieanum</i>)."

Etymology

"The epithet, <i>cucullata</i>, is derived from the Latin <i>cucullatus</i> (having a hood), in reference to its large, blood red, curved and hood-like stamens that are reminiscent of a cobra snake ready to strike."