Bossiaea armitii

Bossiaea armitii is an erect, rhizomatous, leafless shrub[3] in the pea family (Fabaceae), and is native to Queensland.[4]

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

Description

Bossiaea armitii grows to about 3 m, with cladodes up to about 40 mm wide. The inflorescence bearing cladodes are smooth except for hairs on the margin immediately above the axil. Cladodes are green/greyish at flowering. In profile new growth is elliptic.[3] The ovate bracteoles are persistent.[3] It flowers from summer to autumn and the yellow flowers[3] are about 20 mm long.[5] The pods are smooth with minute ridging along the suture.[3]

Distribution

It occurs in far north Queensland to as far south as Charters Towers, and grows in woodland and shrubland, often along rivers and among rocks.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Bossiaea armitii in 1875 by von Mueller.[1][2] The accepted description is now that of Holland & Pedley (2010).[1][6] There are no synonyms.[4][1] The lectotype is MEL 651099 and isolectotypes are: MEL 651100, MEL 651101.[1][3]

References
  1. "Bossiaea armitii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. von Mueller, F.J.H. (1875) Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(74): 44
  3. Thompson, I.R. (2012) A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae). Muelleria 30(2): 163-164
  4. Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Bossiaea armitii. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. Tropical grasslands of Queensland: key to Bossiaea
  6. Holland, A.E. & Pedley, L. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2010), Fabaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora: 68


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