Bossiaea bracteosa
| Bossiaea bracteosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bossiaea |
| Species: | B. bracteosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Bossiaea bracteosa F.Muell. ex Benth. | |
Bossiaea bracteosa, commonly known as mountain leafless bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae.[1] It is endemic to Victoria, Australia, where it occurs in snowgum woodland. It has broad, flat leafless branches and grows to between 0.7 and 2 metres in height. Flowers appear between November and December in its native range. The seed pods are around 2.3 to 3.2 cm long and up to 1 cm wide. These are reddish-brown at maturity.[2] The species was formally described in 1864 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller based on plant material collected in the Australian Alps.[1]
There are five recently described species that were previously included in a wider circumscription of Bossiaea bracteosa :[2]
- Bossiaea bombayensis, on the Shoalhaven River near Braidwood, New South Wales
- Bossiaea fragrans, Abercrombie Caves, New South Wales
- Bossiaea grayi, Australian Capital Territory
- Bossiaea milesiae, near the Brogo Dam, New South Wales
- Bossiaea vombata, Wombat State Forest, Victoria
References
- 1 2 "Bossiaea bracteosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- 1 2 McDougall, K.L. (2009). "Four new species related to Bossiaea bracteosa F.Muell. ex Benth. in south-eastern Australia" (PDF). Telopea 12 (3): 350–351. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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