Ptilotus benlii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species: Ptilotus benlii

Name

Ptilotus benlii R.W.Davis & T.Hammer, Nuytsia 28: 299 (2017)

• Holotype: 15 km east along Northampton – Port Gregory Road from junction of Yerina Springs Road, c. 20 km north-west of Northampton, Western Australia, 3 October 2005, R. Davis 10952 (PERTH 07200773; isotype: CANB).
• Etymology: The epithet acknowledges the significant contribution of German botanist Gerhard Benl (1910–2001) to the taxonomy of Ptilotus R.Br.

Synonyms

• Ptilotus sp. Northampton (R.Davis 10952), provisional name, Western Australian Herbarium, in FloraBase [accessed 26 October 2017].

References

• Davis, R.W. & Hammer, T.A. 2017. Ptilotus benlii (Amaranthaceae), a new species from Western Australia. Nuytsia 28: 299–302.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Ptilotus benlii. Published online. Accessed: 16 February 2018.
• FloraBase. 2017. Ptilotus benlii R.W.Davis & T.Hammer Accessed 13 November 2017.

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