Ptilotus semilanatus
| Ptilotus semilanatus | |
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| Growing in Dunmore, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilotus |
| Species: | P. semilanatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilotus semilanatus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trichinium semilanatum Lindl. | |
Ptilotus semilanatus is a grass-like plant in the Amaranthaceae family.[1][2]
Distribution
Ptilotus semilanatus is endemic to Australia where it is found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.[3]
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Taxonomy
It was first described in 1848 by John Lindley as Trichinium semilanatum.[1][4] In 1948 John McConnell Black published Ferdinand von Mueller's description where he had reassigned the species to the genus Ptilotus.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ptilotus semilanatus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Ptilotus semilanatus (Lindl.) F.Muell. ex J.M.Black | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Ptilotus semilanatus". Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Thomas Mitchell (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia, p. 45, Wikidata Q5946713
- ^ Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 327-328