Bossiaea_armitii
Bossiaea armitii
Species of legume
Bossiaea armitii is an erect, rhizomatous, leafless shrub[3] in the pea family (Fabaceae), and is native to Queensland.[4]
| Bossiaea armitii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Bossiaea |
| Species: | B. armitii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bossiaea armitii | |
| Occurrence data from the AVH | |
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]
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]
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]
- "Bossiaea armitii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- von Mueller, F.J.H. (1875) Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(74): 44
- Thompson, I.R. (2012) A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae). Muelleria 30(2): 163-164
- 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.
- Holland, A.E. & Pedley, L. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2010), Fabaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora: 68
