Pultenaea daphnoides

Pultenaea daphnoides
Pultenaea daphnoides at Kooyoora State Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Bossiaeeae
Genus: Pultenaea
Species: P. daphnoides
Binomial name
Pultenaea daphnoides
J.C.Wendl.[1]
Synonyms

Pultenaea obcordata Andrews

Pultenaea daphnoides (large-leaf bush-pea) is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae.

The species is an erect shrub that can grow to between 1 and 3 metres high.[2] The leaves are cuneate to obovate and 5 to 40 mm in length and 2 to 11 mm in width.[3]

The pea flowers, which appear in dense terminal heads in spring and summer, are yellow with red markings.[4] The pods which follow are flattened and 5 to 7 mm long.[3]

The species was formally described by German botanist Johann Christoph Wendland in 1798 in Botanische Beobachtungen.[1]

It occurs in heath to wet sclerophyll forest in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pultenaea daphnoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  2. ↑ Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pultenaea daphnoides". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  4. ↑ Cronin, Leonard (1989). A Concise Australian Flora. Reed Books. ISBN 0730102920.
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