Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ptilotus yapukaratja
Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus yapukaratja R.W.Davis & T.Hammer , legitimate, scientific
Davis, R.W. & Hammer, T.A. (13 July 2018), Ptilotus yapukaratja (Amaranthaceae), a new species from the Gascoyne bioregion of Western Australia. Nuytsia 29: 157-159, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Lorna Glen, Western Australia, 16 June 2017, K. Millet 346 (holo: PERTH 08904618; iso: CANB, MEL)."
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet derives from the Matuwa words yapu (rock) and karatja (belonging to), referring to the rocky habitat where the species occurs ..."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 5 [secondary reference]