The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Ptilothrix
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Lilianae(superordo)
- Poales(ordo)
- Cyperaceae(fam.)
- Ptilothrix(gen.)
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Type: P. deusta (R. Br.) K.L. Wilson (Carpha deusta R. Br.).
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Etymology: "From the Greek ptilon, a soft feather or down, and thrix, trichos, a hair, referring to the hypogynous bristles, which are plumose below and hair-like (and minutely scabrous) above. The gender is feminine."
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APC Dist.: Qld, NSW