Neptunia dimorphantha

Neptunia dimorphantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae[1]
(unranked): Mimosoid clade[1]
Genus: Neptunia
Species: N. dimorphantha
Binomial name
Neptunia dimorphantha
Synonyms
  • Neptunia dimorphantha var. clementii Domin
  • Neptunia dimorphantha var. dimorphantha Domin

Neptunia dimorphantha, commonly known as sensitive plant, is a trailing perennial plant from Australia in the legume family Fabaceae. It produces yellow flowers between July and November.[2][3]

The species was first formally described by Czech botanist Karel Domin in 1930 in Bibliotheca Botanica, based on a collection in Queensland.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  2. "Neptunia dimorphantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Neptunia dimorphantha Domin". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  4. "Neptunia dimorphantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-05-30.


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