Lamiaceae Martinov
Pityrodia scabra subsp. dendrotricha K.A.Sheph. , legitimate, scientific
Shepherd, K.A., Perkins, A., Collins, J., Byrne, M. & Thiele K.R. (12 April 2013), Morphological and molecular evidence supports the recognition of a new subspecies of the critically endangered Pityrodia scabra (Lamiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 26(1): 9-10, Figs 4, 5 (map) APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Jilbadji Nature Reserve, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation purposes], J.A. Wege 1403 & R. Butcher, 04 October 2007; holotype: PERTH 08341613; isotypes: CANB, MEL.
taxonomic synonym: Pityrodia sp. Yilgarn (A.P.Brown 2679) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The species epithet is derived from the Greek dendrotrichus, meaning 'resembling a tree', in reference to the tree-like branched hairs on the adaxial survace of mature leaves that distinguish this subspecies from typical P. scabra, which has scabrous leaves."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 59 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Pityrodia sp. Yilgarn (A.P.Brown 2679) WA Herbarium [n/a]