Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus comatus Benl , legitimate, scientific
Benl, G. (5 April 1984), Five new taxa in Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae) from the Northern Territory. Muelleria 5(4): 249, 252-255, Figs 2b, 3, 4b BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "1 km N. of Nabarlek airstrip, 12°20′S., 133°20′E., Northern Territory, B. Rice 3118, 23.iv.1979 (Holotype: CANB 286446. Isotype: DNA)."
  • APC Dist.: NT
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 6 [secondary reference]