Biology:Ptilotus divaricatus

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Ptilotus divaricatus
Ptilotus divaricatus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Ptilotus
Species:
P. divaricatus
Binomial name
Ptilotus divaricatus
(Gaudich.) F.Muell.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]

Ptilotus striatus (Moq. ex Benth.) F.Muell.
Trichinium divaricatum Gaudich.
Trichinium striatum Moq. ex Benth.

Ptilotus divaricatus (common name - climbing mulla mulla) is a shrub in the Amaranthaceae family.[4]

Distribution

Ptilotus divaricatus is found only in Western Australia.[3][5]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1829 by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré as Trichinium divaricatum,[1][6] but was redescribed in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller as belonging to the genus, Ptilotus.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ptilotus divaricatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/77420. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868). "Amarantaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6 (49): 229. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/764967. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Ptilotus divaricatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61235-1. 
  4. "Ptilotus divaricatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2717. 
  5. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. "Ptilotus divaricatus occurrence data" (in en-AU). https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Ptilotus+divaricatus#tab_mapView. 
  6. Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (1829), Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne. Botanique 11: 445

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15553530 entry