Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Amaranthaceae Juss.
Ptilotus obovatus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell.
, legitimate , scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868) , Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(49) :
228
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (September 1877) , List of the plants obtained during Mr. C. Giles's travels in Australia in 1875 and 1876. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15 :
276
[secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881) , Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council :
7
[secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants :
28
[secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906) , The Plants of New South Wales :
79
[secondary reference]
Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917) , The Flora of the Northern Territory :
100
[secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1924) , Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2 :
210
[nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
Black, J.M. (January 1948) , Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2 :
325, Fig. 458
[secondary reference]
misapplication:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
by Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (28 November 1829) , Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne. Botanique 11 : 445, t. 49
Benl, G. (15 May 1959) , Beitrag zu einer revision der Gattung Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae) 2. Teil. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen 3 :
510-512
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium lanatum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium variabile F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus lindleyi F.Muell.
legitimate
McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973) , Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6) :
353
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus oblongifolius Gand.
legitimate
Benl, G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981) , Ptilotus. Flora of Central Australia :
79
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
common name:
white foxtail
[n/a]
common name:
silver tails
[n/a]
common name:
Silver bush
[n/a]
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981) , Plants of Western New South Wales :
288
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales :
64
[secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1984) , Native Plants of Queensland 2 :
240
[secondary reference]
Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2 :
73
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1 :
257
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cotton Bush
[n/a]
common name:
Smoke Bush
[n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1 :
257
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cotton Bush
[n/a]
common name:
Smoke Bush
[n/a]
Moore, P. (2005) , A guide to plants of inland Australia :
259 (photo, map)
[secondary reference]
common name:
White Foxtail
[n/a]
common name:
Silver Tails
[n/a]
Etymology:
obovatus : obovate (leaves).
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium lanatum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gomotriche tomentosa Turcz.
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Goniotriche tomentosa Turcz.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium variabile F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus lindleyi F.Muell.
legitimate
pro parte misapplication:
Trichinium atriplicifolium A.Cunn. ex Moq.
legitimate
by Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849) , Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2) : 286
misapplication:
Trichinium incanum R.Br.
legitimate
by Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849) , Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2) : 285
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007) , PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online :
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cotton Bush
[n/a]
common name:
Smoke Bush
[n/a]
State Herbarium of South Australia (2007) , Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium variabile F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus lindleyi F.Muell.
legitimate
common name:
Cotton Bush
[n/a]
common name:
Goldfield Clover
[n/a]
common name:
Flannel fFower
[n/a]
common name:
White Fox Tail
[n/a]
common name:
Silver Bush
[n/a]
common name:
Smoke Bush
[n/a]
common name:
Silver-tails
[n/a]
common name:
Silver Mulla Mulla
[n/a]
Western Australian Herbarium (2007) , FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5 :
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cotton Bush
[n/a]
Bean, A.R. (11 November 2008) , A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia. Telopea 12(2) :
243
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich. var. obovatum
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus obovatus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. obovatus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium lanatum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium parviflorum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium virgatum A.Cunn. ex Moq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium variabile F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus lindleyi F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus parviflorus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium subviride Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus obovatus var. parviflorus ( Lindl.) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus obovatus var. lancifolius Benl
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich. var. obovatum
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus obovatus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. obovatus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium lanatum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium parviflorum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium virgatum A.Cunn. ex Moq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gomotriche tomentosa Turcz.
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Goniotriche tomentosa Turcz.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium variabile F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus lindleyi F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus parviflorus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium subviride Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus obovatus var. parviflorus ( Lindl.) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus obovatus var. lancifolius Benl
legitimate
pro parte misapplication:
Trichinium atriplicifolium A.Cunn. ex Moq.
legitimate
by Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849) , Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2) : 286
misapplication:
Trichinium incanum R.Br.
legitimate
by Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849) , Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2) : 285
APC Comment:
Ptilotus obovatus var. obovatus is recognised as a distinct taxon in WA and the NT.
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium obovatum Gaudich. var. obovatum
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus obovatus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. obovatus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium lanatum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gomotriche tomentosa Turcz.
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Goniotriche tomentosa Turcz.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium variabile F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus lindleyi F.Muell.
legitimate
pro parte misapplication:
Trichinium atriplicifolium A.Cunn. ex Moq.
legitimate
by Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849) , Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2) : 286
misapplication:
Trichinium incanum R.Br.
legitimate
by Moquin-Tandon, C.H.B.A. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849) , Amarantaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2) : 285
misapplication:
Ptilotus astrolasius F.Muell. var. astrolasius
legitimate
by Benl, G. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986) , Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 1 : 324
misapplication:
Ptilotus astrolasius F.Muell. var. astrolasius
legitimate
by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005) , Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1 : 46, 352
APC Comment:
Ptilotus obovatus var. obovatus is recognised as a distinct taxon in WA and the NT.
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic