Bean, A.R. (1 December 2011), Two new species of Pluchea Cass. (Asteraceae: Plucheinae) from Queensland, Australia. Austrobaileya 8(3): 343-345, Fig. 2, Map 1 APC [tax. nov.]

• Type: Queensland. Cook District: Gilbert River Holding, 78 km by road S of Forsayth, 13 August 2010, A.R.Bean 29877 & K.R.McDonald (holo: BRI [1 sheet + spirit]; iso: AD, B, CNS, MEL, NSW, US).

• APC Dist.: Qld

• Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin punctatus, dotted, which derives from the Latin punctum 'a spot, dot, or point', and refers to the dot-like glands embedded in the leaves of this species. Such glands are found in only a few species of Pluchea."

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Pluchea. Flora of Australia 37: 414, Fig. 56J, map [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (November 2015), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2014 census to 2015 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2015: 19 [secondary reference]

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