Podolobium aciculiferum
Podolobium aciculiferum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Podolobium |
Species: | P. aciculiferum |
Binomial name | |
Podolobium aciculiferum F.Muell.[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Oxylobium aciculiferum (F.Muell.) Benth. |
Podolobium aciculiferum, commonly known as needle shaggy-pea,[2] is a shrub which is native to eastern Australia . The species is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Podolobium. It grows to between 1 and 3 metres high and has leaves that are 10 to 25 mm long and 3 to 9 mm wide. The yellow-orange pea flowers are produced singly or in axillary racemes in late spring and summer in the species native range.[2] The species was formally described in 1859 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in his work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Podolobium aciculiferum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- 1 2 Wiecek, B. "New South Wales Flora Online: Podolobium aciculiferum". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
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