Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus crinitus T.Hammer & R.W.Davis
, legitimate, scientific
[Hammer, T.A. & Davis, R.W. (16 August 2021), Ptilotus crinitus (Amaranthaceae), a new species from Western Australia’s Kimberley region. Swainsona 35]:
56, Figs 1, 2D–F
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Holotypus: North Kimberley, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 6 Feb. 2008, G.J. Keighery & M.N. Lyons KIBS 1188 (PERTH09170898). Isotypi: CANB, DNA [to be distributed]."
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Etymology:
"The specific epithet is from Latin for “longhaired”, which refers to the hairs on the abaxial surface of the sepals that exceed the sepal apex."
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Vernacular:
Long-haired mulla mulla
[Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (8 March 2022), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2021. Nuytsia 33]:
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[secondary reference]