Bossiaea stephensonii
| Bossiaea stephensonii | |
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| Bossiaea stephensonii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bossiaea |
| Species: | B. stephensonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bossiaea stephensonii | |
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| Occurrence data from the AVH | |
Bossiaea stephensonii is a perennial[3] multistemmed shrub[4] in the pea family (Fabaceae), and is native to New South Wales.[5][4]
Description
Bossiaea stephensonii grows up to 1 m high, and is mostly glabrous but sometimes the young growth has long, fine hairs.[4] The stems are flat.[4] The leaves are alternate and 1-foliolate with the lamina being elliptic to oblong, and 10–20 mm long. The leaf apex is pointed and recurved, and the stipules are narrow and triangular.[4]
It flowers from August to October, with flowers that are 8–12 mm long, on pedicels (≤ 7 mm long).[4] The bracts are few, and the bracteoles are about 2.5 mm long.[4] The calyx is 3–4 mm long. The bright yellow petals with reddish markings are roughly equal and the keel is red. The ovary is smooth and contains 6 ovules.[4] The pod is oblong and 15–25 mm long.[4]
Distribution
It is often found on exposed sandstone sites, from the Illawarra to Morisset and Port Macquarie.[4]
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Bossiaea stephensonii in 1887 by von Mueller,[1][2] from a specimen collected near Wollongong by the "erudite" "L. Stephenson, B.A." who is honoured in the epithet.[2] The accepted description is now that of Lee & Thompson (1984).[1][6] There are no synonyms.[3][1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Bossiaea stephensonii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 von Mueller, F.J.H. (1887) Some hitherto undescribed plants of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Series 2 1(4): 1107
- 1 2 Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Bossiaea stephensonii. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 James, T.A. (1991) PlantNET: Bossiaea stephensonii. National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ "Bossiaea stephensonii – Occurrence records". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ Lee, A.T. & Thompson, J. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of New South Wales 101(2): 113-114
External links
- The Australasian Virtual Herbarium – Bossiaea stephensonii occurrence data
- Thompson, I.R. (2012) A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae). Muelleria 30(2): 106-174 (pp.157-158)