Bossiaea brownii
| Bossiaea brownii | |
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| In Robinson Gorge, Expedition National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Bossiaea |
| Species: | B. brownii
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| Binomial name | |
| Bossiaea brownii Benth.[2] | |
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| Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium[3] | |
Bossiaea brownii is a species of flowering plant in the family
endemic
to eastern Queensland. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves and yellow flowers with red markings.
Description
Bossiaea brownii is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 3 m (9.8 ft) and has hairy branchlets. The leaves are egg-shaped, mostly 3–12 mm (0.12–0.47 in) long and 2–8 mm (0.079–0.315 in) wide on a
pod 15–40 mm (0.59–1.57 in) long.[4]
Taxonomy
Bossiaea brownii was first formally described in 1864 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis, including from specimens collected by Robert Brown at Port Bowen.[5][6][7]
Distribution and habitat
This bossiaea grows in woodland and forest, often in gorges and is found south from Shoalwater Bay and as far inland as Springsure in eastern Queensland.[4]
References
- ^ "Species profile—Bossiaea brownii". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Bossiaea brownii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Bossiaea brownii – Occurrence records". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b Thompson, Ian R. (2012). "A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae)". Muelleria. 30 (2): 155–156. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Bossiaea brownii". APNI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Bentham, George (1864). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 2. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. pp. 163–164. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 268