Bossiaea bossiaeoides

Bossiaea bossiaeoides is a glaucous shrub from 0.5 to 2 m high, in the pea family (Fabaceae), which is found in northern Australia, in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[3][4] Apparently leafless, it has branches which are broadly winged.[5] It grows on sand and sandstone, on stony hillsides, creek banks and outcrops.[5] Its flowers are yellow and it flowers from April to August.[5]

Bossiaea bossiaeoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bossiaea
Species:
B. bossiaeoides
Binomial name
Bossiaea bossiaeoides
Occurrence data from the AVH
Synonyms[3]

Acacia bossiaeoides A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Bossiaea phylloclada F.Muell.

The species was first described as Acacia bossiaeoides in 1842 by Allan Cunningham[1][6] from sterile material[2] and was revised to Bossiaea bossiaeoides by Court in 1971.[1][2]

The type specimen is BM 000810959, collected by Robert Brown on 16 December 1802 on the north island of the Sir Edward Pellew Group.

References
  1. "Bossiaea bossiaeoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. Court, A.B.(1971) A new combination in the genus Bossiaea Vent. (Papilionaceae). Muelleria 2:139-142
  3. Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Bossiaea bossiaeoides. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. "Bossiaea bossiaeoides – Occurrence records". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. "Bossiaea bossiaeoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  6. Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 323


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