Platylobium alternifolium

Platylobium alternifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Bossiaeeae
Genus: Platylobium
Species: P. alternifolium
Binomial name
Platylobium alternifolium
F.Muell.

Platylobium alternifolium, commonly known as Victorian Flat-pea, is a shrub species that is endemic to Victoria, Australia . It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium. The species was formally described in 1883 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller based on plant material collected at Mount William, Mount Disappointment and Ben Nevis.[1]

References

  1. "Platylobium alternifolium ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2012.