Bossiaea rupicola

Bossiaea rupicola
Bossiaea rupicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Genus:Bossiaea
Species: B. rupicola
Binomial name
Bossiaea rupicola
Occurrence data from the AVH

Bossiaea rupicola is an erect shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae), which is native to Queensland and New South Wales.[3][4][5]

Description

Bossiaea rupicola is an erect shrub with terete stems which are initially pubescent but become glaucous, and grows up to 2 m in height.[5] The leaves are alternate, distichous and 1-foliolate, with a narrow lamina.[5]

It flowers from late winter to spring with flowers which are about 20 mm long and on pedicels which are 3–5 mm long.[5] The bracts are few, obtuse and less than 1 mm long with the bracteoles being similar (and sometimes persistent).[5] The sparsely pubescent calyx is 5–7 mm long.[5] The standard and wing petals are mostly yellow or orange, while the keel is dark red and longer than the other petals by 8–10 mm.[5] The ovary is glabrous and has about 8 ovules, while the pod is about 15-20 mm long and oblong.[5]

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Bossiaea rupicola in 1864 by Allan Cunningham.[1][2] The name has not been revised, and nor are there any synonyms.[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bossiaea rupicola". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Bentham, G. (1864) Flora Australiensis 2: 162
  3. 1 2 Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Bossiaea rupicola. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bossiaea rupicola – Occurrence records". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 James, T.A. (1991) PlantNET: Bossiaea rupicola. National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 19 September 2018.


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