Platylobium obtusangulum

Common Flat-pea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Bossiaeeae
Genus: Platylobium
Species: P. obtusangulum
Binomial name
Platylobium obtusangulum
Hook.
Synonyms

Platylobium macrocalyx Meisn.
Platylobium obtusangulum var. spinulosum J.H.Willis

Platylobium obtusangulum (Common Flat-pea) is a shrub that is endemic to Australia . It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium.

The species is an erect or straggling shrub that can grow up to 1 metre in height. The leaves are variable in shape and their length ranges from 1 to 3 cm.[1]

The flowers appear in spring. These are yellow with a red centre and are supported by short pedicels that are concealed by a series of overlapping bracts. The pods which follow are 14 to 25 mm in length and 10 to 14 mm in width.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1833 in Botanical Magazine[2]

This species is found in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
  2. "Platylobium obtusangulum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2012.