Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ptilotus subspinescens
Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus subspinescens R.W.Davis , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W. (23 November 2007), A new rare and geographically restricted Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) from the Pilbara Bioregion of Western Australia. Nuytsia 16(2): 266-268, Figs 1, 2 (map) BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "59 km WNW of Tom Price, Western Australia, 8 Oct. 2004, E. Thoma s.n. (holo: PERTH 07275218; iso: CANB, K)."
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus sp. Brockman (E.Thoma & A.Joder ET & AJ 145) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Latin words sub (somewhat) and spina (a thorn), in reference to the short, slightly pungent lateral branches."
Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus sp. Brockman (E.Thoma & A.Joder ET & AJ 145) WA Herbarium [n/a]

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