Bossiaea bracteosa

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Mountain leafless bossiaea
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. bracteosa
Binomial name
Bossiaea bracteosa
Benth.[1]

Bossiaea bracteosa, commonly known as mountain leafless bossiaea,

endemic to north-eastern Victoria, Australia. It is a dense shrub that often forms root suckers and has winged branches, winged and lobed cladodes
, leaves reduced to small scales, and deep yellow flowers, often with red blotches.

Description

Bossiaea bracteosa is a dense, erect to spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.7–2 m (2 ft 4 in – 6 ft 7 in) and often forms root suckers. The branches are flattened and winged, with cladodes 5–14 mm (0.20–0.55 in) wide with lobed edges. The leaves are reduced to broadly egg-shaped scales, 2.7–5.0 mm (0.11–0.20 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly, each flower on a

pod 23–32 mm (0.91–1.26 in) long.[3][4][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Bossiaea bracteosa was first formally described in 1864 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from an unpublished description by Ferdinand von Mueller from specimens he collected in the Australian Alps.[3][5] The specific epithet (bracteosa) means "having many bracts.[6]

There are five recently described species that were previously included in a wider circumscription of Bossiaea bracteosa:[4]

Distribution and habitat

This bossiaea grows in shallow soil in snowgum woodland at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,600 m (3,300 and 5,200 ft) in north-eastern Victoria, where it is classed as "rare", although common in some populations.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Bossiaea bracteosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Ross, James H. "Bossiaea bracteosa". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Thompson, Ian R. (2012). "A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae)". Muelleria. 30 (2): 169–171. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c McDougall, Keith L. (2009). "Four new species related to Bossiaea bracteosa F.Muell. ex Benth. in south-eastern Australia". Telopea. 12 (3): 350–351. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Bossiaea bracteosa". APNI. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ISBN 9780958034180
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