Pultenaea tuberculata

Pultenaea tuberculata, commonly known as the wreath bush-pea, is a plant which is endemic to Australia. Found in New South Wales in relatively high rainfall areas, on dry sclerophyll forest to heathland on sandstone. Ranging from Lake Macquarie in the north to Bermagui in the south. Often seen as a shrub with attractive yellow and red flowers. This species is variable in leaf and flower size and flower colour. The species was formally described in 1805 in the Synopsis Plantarum by the South African born botanist, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.[1][2][3] [4]

wreath bush-pea
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Bossiaeeae
Genus:
Pultenaea
Species:
P. tuberculata
Binomial name
Pultenaea tuberculata
Synonyms
  • Pultenaea elliptica Sm.
  • Pultenaea sp. H sensu Weston (1991)
  • Pultenaea elliptica var. oblongifolia DC. ex Sieber

References
  1. "Pultenaea tuberculata". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. "Pultenaea tuberculata". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Pultenaea tuberculata". Australian National Botanic Gardens - the Pea Key. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. "Pultenaea tuberculata". Kew Gardens, Kew Science - Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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