Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ptilotus falcatus
Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus falcatus R.W.Davis & T.Hammer , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W., Hammer, T.A. & Thiele, K.R. (3 July 2014), Two new and rare species of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) from the Eneabba sandplains, Western Australia. Nuytsia 24: 127-128, Fig. 1 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Warradarge, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 24 October 2011, R. Warner & S. Werner WWF 12-14 (holo: PERTH 08341117)."
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus sp. Warradarge (R.Warner & S.Werner WWF 12-14) [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From the Latin falcatus (sickle-shaped) in reference to the unusual, gently curved bracts of this species."
Parker, C.M. (10 March 2015), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2014. Nuytsia 25: 22 APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ptilotus sp. Warradarge (R.Warner & S.Werner WWF 12-14) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA