Podolobium aciculiferum
| Podolobium aciculiferum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Podolobium |
| Species: | P. aciculiferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Podolobium aciculiferum F.Muell.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oxylobium aciculiferum (F.Muell.) Benth. | |
Podolobium aciculiferum, commonly known as needle shaggy-pea,[2] is a shrub which is native to eastern Australia . The species is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Podolobium. It grows to between 1 and 3 metres high and has leaves that are 10 to 25 mm long and 3 to 9 mm wide. The yellow-orange pea flowers are produced singly or in axillary racemes in late spring and summer in the species native range.[2] The species was formally described in 1859 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in his work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Podolobium aciculiferum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- 1 2 New South Wales Flora Online: Podolobium aciculiferum by Wiecek, B., Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
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