Hovea montana

Hovea montana
Hovea montana, Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hovea
Species: H. montana
Binomial name
Hovea montana
(Hook.f.)J.H.Ross[1]
Synonyms
  • Hovea purpurea var. montana Hook.f.
  • Hovea longifolia var. montana (Hook.f.) J.H.Willis

Hovea montana, commonly known as alpine hovea, mountain hovea or alpine rusty-pods, is shrub species in the family Fabaceae, native to Australia.[2][3] The species occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[2] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hovea montana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  2. 1 2 Jones, D.L. "New South Wales Flora Online: Hovea montana". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ↑ Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
  4. ↑ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books


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