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Bossiaea armitii

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

Description

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bossiaea armitii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b von Mueller, F.J.H. (1875) Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(74): 44
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Thompson, I.R. (2012) A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae). Muelleria 30(2): 163-164
  4. ^ a b 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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