Bossiaea eriocarpa

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Common brown pea
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. eriocarpa
Binomial name
Bossiaea eriocarpa
Benth.[1]
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Bossiaea endlicheri
      nom. illeg.
    • Bossiaea endlicheri var. angustifolia Meisn.
    • Bossiaea endlicheri var. ovalifolia (
      Endl.
      ) Meisn. nom. illeg.
    • Bossiaea eriocarpa var. eriocalyx Benth.
    • Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth. var. eriocarpa
    • Bossiaea eriocarpa var. normalis Benth.
    • Bossiaea eriocarpa var. planifolia
      Domin
    • Bossiaea gilbertii
      Turcz.
    • Bossiaea nervosa Meisn.
    • Bossiaea ovalifolia Endl.

Bossiaea eriocarpa, commonly known as common brown pea,

endemic
to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrow oblong or linear leaves and yellow and red flowers.

Description

Bossiaea eriocarpa is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–1.0 m (2 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in) and usually has densely hairy branches. The leaves are narrow oblong or linear, 5–25 mm (0.20–0.98 in) long and 1.5–6 mm (0.059–0.236 in) wide on a

pod 12–30 mm (0.47–1.18 in) long.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Bossiaea eriocarpa was first formally described in 1837 by George Bentham in Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus Liber Baro de Hügel from specimens collected near King George Sound.[3][4][5] The specific epithet (eriocarpa) means "wool-fruited".[6]

Distribution and habitat

Common brown pea grows in a range of habitats in near-coastal areas from

biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2][3]

Conservation status

Bossiaea eriocarpa is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bossiaea eriocarpa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^
    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
    .
  3. ^ a b c Ross, James H. (2006). "A conspectus of the Western Australian Bossiaea species (Bossiaeeae: Fabaceae)". Muelleria. 23: 43–48. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ Bentham, George; Endlicher, Stefan F.L. (ed.); Fenzl, Eduard (ed.); Bentham, George (ed.); Schott, Heinrich W. (ed.) (1837). Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus Liber Baro de Hüge. p. 36. Retrieved 27 July 2021. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Bossiaea eriocarpa". APNI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ISBN 9780958034180
    .
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