Podolobium
| Shaggy peas | |
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| Podolobium alpestre | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Mirbelioids |
| Genus: | Podolobium R.Br.[1]
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Podolobium, commonly known as shaggy peas,[2] is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae that are endemic to eastern Australia.[3] The genus was formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Hortus Kewensis in 1811.[4][5]
Description
Podolobiums vary in size and
anthers even and the ovary stalked. The seed pods are oblong to egg-shaped.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus Podolobium was first formally described in 1811 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Hortus Kewensis.[4][5]
Distribution
All species of shaggy pea are endemic to Australia, found in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
Species list
The following species are accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at October 2020:[6]
- F.Muell.— needle shaggy-pea (N.S.W., Qld.)
- Podolobium aestivum Crisp & P.H.Weston (N.S.W.)
- Podolobium alpestre (F.Muell.) Crisp & P.H.Weston — alpine shaggy-pea (A.C.T., Vic., N.S.W.)
- Podolobium ilicifolium (Andrews) Crisp & P.H.Weston — prickly shaggy pea (Qld., Vic., N.S.W)
- Podolobium procumbens (F.Muell.) Crisp & P.H.Weston — trailing shaggy-pea (Vic., N.S.W)
- Podolobium scandens DC. — netted shaggy-pea (Qld., N.S.W)
References
- ^ "Podolobium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Wiecek, Barbara. "Podolobium". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Crisp M. "Podolobium". Fabaceae tribes Mirbelieae and Bossiaeeae. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Podolobium". APNI. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b Brown, Robert (1811). Aiton, William T. (ed.). Hortus Kewensis (2 ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. p. 9. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Podolobium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 October 2020.