Gompholobium ecostatum

Dwarf Wedge-pea
Gompholobium ecostatum at Anglesea Heath in Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gompholobium
Species: G. ecostatum
Binomial name
Gompholobium ecostatum
Kuchel
Synonyms

Gompholobium minus var. grandiflora Benth.

Gompholobium ecostatum (Dwarf Wedge-pea) is a small shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Gompholobium.

The species is an erect or spreading shrub.[1] The leaves have 3 linear leaflets that are about 10 mm long and 1 mm wide.[1] The flowers, which appear in spring, are deep apricot to red, with a yellow centre.[1] The hairless pods which follow are about 8 mm long.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist George Bentham in 1864 as Gompholobium minus var. grandiflora in Flora Australiensis.[2] It was reclassified as a species in its own right in 1965.[2]

It is found in South Australia, Victoria and on Flinders Island in Tasmania where it is listed as an endangered species.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Gompholobium ecostatum". Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania). Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Gompholobium ecostatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-10-21.