Pultenaea daphnoides
| Pultenaea daphnoides | |
|---|---|
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| Pultenaea daphnoides at Kooyoora State Park, Victoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Bossiaeeae |
| Genus: | Pultenaea |
| Species: | P. daphnoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pultenaea daphnoides J.C.Wendl.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pultenaea obcordata Andrews | |
Pultenaea daphnoides (large-leaf bush-pea) is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae.
The species is an erect shrub that can grow to between 1 and 3 metres high.[2] The leaves are cuneate to obovate and 5 to 40 mm in length and 2 to 11 mm in width.[3]
The pea flowers, which appear in dense terminal heads in spring and summer, are yellow with red markings.[4] The pods which follow are flattened and 5 to 7 mm long.[3]
The species was formally described by German botanist Johann Christoph Wendland in 1798 in Botanische Beobachtungen.[1]
It occurs in heath to wet sclerophyll forest in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Pultenaea daphnoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ↑ Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
- 1 2 3 "Pultenaea daphnoides". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ↑ Cronin, Leonard (1989). A Concise Australian Flora. Reed Books. ISBN 0730102920.
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