Bossiaea
| Bossiaea | |
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| Bossiaea walkeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Bossiaeeae |
| Genus: | Bossiaea Vent. |
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Bossiaea is a genus in the pea family (Fabaceae) consisting of about 70 species which are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of Joseph Hugues Boissieu La Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's expedition to Australia.
Selected species
- Bossiaea arenicola J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea aquifolium - Water Bush
- Bossiaea armitii F.Muell.
- Bossiaea bossiaeoides (Benth.) Court - Bossiaea
- Bossiaea bracteosa Benth. - Mountain Leafless Bossiaea
- Bossiaea brownii Benth.
- Bossiaea buxifolia A.Cunn. - Matted Bossiaea
- Bossiaea carinalis Benth.
- Bossiaea cinerea R.Br. - Showy Bossiaea
- Bossiaea concinna Benth.
- Bossiaea cordigera Hook.f. - Wiry Bossiaea
- Bossiaea cucullata J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea dentata (R.Br.) Benth.
- Bossiaea disticha Lindl.
- Bossiaea divaricata Turcz.
- Bossiaea ensata DC. - Sword Bossiaea
- Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth.
- Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn. - Leafy Bossiaea
- Bossiaea halophila J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea heterophylla Vent. - Variable Bossiaea
- Bossiaea kiamensis Benth.
- Bossiaea lenticularis DC.
- Bossiaea leptacantha E.Pritz.
- Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.
- Bossiaea modesta J.H Ross
- Bossiaea neo-anglica F. Muell.
- Bossiaea obcordata (Vent.) Druce - Spiny Bossiaea
- Bossiaea oligosperma A.T.Lee
- Bossiaea ornata Benth.
- Bossiaea oxyclada Turcz.
- Bossiaea peduncularis Turcz.
- Bossiaea praetermissa J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea preissii Meissner
- Bossiaea prostrata R. Br. - Creeping Bossiaea
- Bossiaea pulchella Meissner
- Bossiaea rhombifolia DC.
- Bossiaea riparia Benth. - River Leafless Bossiaea
- Bossiaea rosmarinifolia Lindl. - Grampians Bossiaea
- Bossiaea rufa R. Br.
- Bossiaea rupicola Benth.
- Bossiaea scolopendria (Andrews) Sm.
- Bossiaea scortechinii F.Muell.
- Bossiaea spinescens Meissner
- Bossiaea spinosa (Turcz.) Domin
- Bossiaea stephensonii F.Muell.
- Bossiaea vombata J.H.Ross - Wombat Bossiaea
- Bossiaea walkeri F.Muell. - Cactus Bossiaea, Cactus Pea
- Bossiaea webbii F.Muell. - Water Bush
References
- "Bossiaea Vent.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Fabaceae tribes Mirbelieae and Bossiaeeae: Bossiaea
- ILDIS list of species
- Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
- PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Bossiaea
- "Bossiaea". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- "Bossiaea". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
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