Podolobium
| Podolobium | |
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| Podolobium alpestre | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Mirbelieae |
| Genus: | Podolobium R.Br. |
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Podolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, commonly known as Shaggy Peas. The genus is native to eastern Australia. It may be synonymous with the genus Oxylobium.
Species include:
- Podolobium aciculiferum F.Muell. - Needle Shaggy-pea
- Podolobium aestivum Crisp & P.H.Weston
- Podolobium alpestre (F.Muell.) Crisp & P.H.Weston - Alpine Shaggy-pea
- Podolobium ilicifolium (Andrews) Crisp & P.H.Weston - Prickly Shaggy-pea
- Podolobium procumbens (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Crisp & P.H.Weston - Trailing Shaggy-pea
- Podolobium scandens (Sm.) DC. - Netted Shaggy-pea
The genus was formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Hortus Kewensis in 1811.
References
- "Podolobium". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- "Genus Podolobium". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- Crisp, M. "Podolobium". Fabaceae tribes Mirbelieae and Bossiaeeae. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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