Ptilotus dissitiflorus

Ptilotus dissitiflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Ptilotus
Species:	P. dissitiflorus
Binomial name
Ptilotus dissitiflorus (F.Muell.) F.Muell. [1]
Synonyms [1]
Ptilotus dissitiflorus(F.Muell.) F.Muell. var. dissitiflorus Trichinium dissitiflorumF.Muell.

Habit near the Victoria River

Ptilotus dissitiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae and is endemic to northern Australia.

In 1864, Ferdinand von Mueller described Trichinium dissitiflorum in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens he collected "near drier places near the Gulf of Carpentaria", ^{[2] [3]} but in 1882 he transferred it to Ptilotus as P. dissitiflorus in his Systematic Census of Australian Plants . ^[4] The specific epithet (dissitiflorus) means "with well-spaced flowers. ^[5]

Ptilotus dissitiflorus is found in the Gulf Fall and Uplands, Ord Victoria Plain and Sturt Plateau bioregions of the Northern Territory, ^[6] and in Queensland. ^[1]

See also

• List of Ptilotus species

References

1. "Ptilotus dissitiflorus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. "Trichinium dissitiflorum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
3. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 89. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
4. "Ptilotus dissitiflorus". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
5. Stearn, William T. (1992). Botanical Latin (4th ed.). Oregon: Timber Press. p. 401.
6. "Ptilotus dissitiflorus". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 28 May 2025.