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