Ptilotus auriculifolius

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Ptilotus auriculifolius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. auriculifolius
Binomial name
Ptilotus auriculifolius
Synonyms [3]

Ptilotus siphonandrus(Diels) Schinz
Trichinium auriculifoliumA.Cunn. ex Moq.
Trichinium siphonandrumDiels

Contents

Ptilotus auriculifolius is an herb in the Amaranthaceae family. [4]

Distribution

Ptilotus auriculifolius is found only in Western Australia, [3] [5] in Beard's Eremaean Province, that is, in the IBRA regions of Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, and the Pilbara. [4]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1849 by Alfred Moquin-Tandon as Trichinium auriculifolium, [1] [6] but was redescribed in 1882 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus . [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ptilotus auriculifolius". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882). Systematic Census of Australian Plants. p. 28.
  3. 1 2 "Ptilotus auriculifolius (Moq.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Ptilotus auriculifolius". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions . Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. Ptilotus auriculifolius occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  6. Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. (1849). de Candolle, A.L.P.P. (ed.). "Amarantaceae". Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 13 (2): 287.