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 polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell.
, legitimate , scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868) , Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(49) :
230
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
Eichler, Hj. (1965) , Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957) :
130
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
Benl, G. (15 October 1967) , Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen 6 :
500
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Ptilotus stirlingii var. laxus ( Benth.) Benl
legitimate
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981) , Plants of Western New South Wales :
289
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales :
64
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
Benl, G. (11 October 1983) , Taxonomic studies on Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 4(3) :
270-271
[secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1 :
132, 138, Fig. 17K
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2 :
73
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus pullenii Benl
legitimate
Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1 :
97-98
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region :
130-132, Fig. 34D
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
Moore, P. (2005) , A guide to plants of inland Australia :
260 (photos, map)
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
common name:
Prince of Wales Feather
[n/a]
common name:
Bottle Washers
[n/a]
common name:
Long Tails
[n/a]
Etymology:
,polystachyus : with many flower spikes
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium candicans Nees
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium preissii Nees
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium conicum Lindl.
nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium pallidum Moq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell. var. alopecuroideus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
Varietal rank not recognised in Qld. Ptilotus polystachyus f. polystachyus and P. polystachyus f. rubriflorus are treated as distinct taxa in Qld.
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[pro parte taxonomic synonym]
pro parte taxonomic synonym of:
Ptilotus stirlingii ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[pro parte taxonomic synonym]
pro parte taxonomic synonym of:
Ptilotus sericostachyus subsp. roseus ( Moq.) Benl
legitimate
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007) , PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online :
-
[secondary reference]
State Herbarium of South Australia (2007) , Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
Western Australian Herbarium (2007) , FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5 :
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Prince of Wales Feather
[n/a]
Bean, A.R. (11 November 2008) , A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia. Telopea 12(2) :
244-245
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium conicum Lindl.
nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium preissii Nees
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium candicans Nees
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium conicum Lindl.
nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium pallidum Moq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell. var. alopecuroideus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus, P. polystachyus var. longistachyus, P. polystachyus var. polystachyus and P. polystachyus var. pullenii are recognised as distinct taxa in WA.
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Davis, R.W. & Butcher, R. (29 September 2010) , Re-evaluation of Ptilotus polystachyus sens. lat. (Amaranthaceae) and creation of the new combination Ptilotus giganteus. Nuytsia 20 :
225-226
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium conicum Lindl.
nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Trichinium polystachyum Gaudich.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. f. polystachyus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium preissii Nees
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium candicans Nees
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium conicum Lindl.
nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium pallidum Moq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroides F.Muell.
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Trichinium alopecuroideum Lindl. var. alopecuroideum
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorum J.M.Black
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus var. rubriflorus J.M.Black
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell. f. alopecuroideus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus alopecuroideus ( Lindl.) F.Muell. var. alopecuroideus
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. rubriflorus ( J.M.Black) Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus var. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. ruber Benl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus f. arthrotrichus Benl
legitimate
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[pro parte taxonomic synonym]
pro parte taxonomic synonym of:
Ptilotus stirlingii ( Lindl.) F.Muell.
legitimate
Barker, R.M. & Lang, P.J. (10 July 2012) , Name changes associated with the South Australian census of vascular plants for the calendar year 2011. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 25 :
99
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ptilotus polystachyus ( Gaudich.) F.Muell. var. polystachyus
legitimate
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016) , Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2 :
38-39, photos 4-7
[secondary reference]
common name:
Prince-of-Wales Feather
[n/a]