Bossiaeeae

Bossiaeeae
Goodia lotifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Bossiaeeae
Genera[2]

Aenictophyton A. T. Lee
Bossiaea Vent.
Goodia Salisb.
Muelleranthus Hutch.
Platylobium Sm.[1]
Ptychosema Benth. ex Lindl.

Bossiaeeae are plants with red and yellow flowers endemic to Australia. These pea-flowered shrubs, also called "The Egg-and-Bacon Peas of Australia," make up a tribe of legumes related to the mirbelieae. In fact, phylogenetic analysis suggests that the tribe Bossiaeeae is monophyletic with the Mirbelieae.

References

  1. ^ NOTE: Possibly synonymous with Bossiaea.
  2. ^ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (2003): Germplasm Resources Information NetworkBossiaeeae. Version of 2003-JAN-17. Retrieved 2010-AUG-06.