Bossiaea bracteosa

Bossiaea bracteosa, commonly known as mountain leafless bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae.[1] It is endemic to Victoria, Australia, where it occurs in snowgum woodland. It has broad, flat leafless branches and grows to between 0.7 and 2 metres in height. Flowers appear between November and December in its native range. The seed pods are around 2.3 to 3.2 cm long and up to 1 cm wide. These are reddish-brown at maturity.[2] The species was formally described in 1864 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller based on plant material collected in the Australian Alps.[1]

Bossiaea bracteosa
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Binomial name
Bossiaea bracteosa
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There are five recently described species that were previously included in a wider circumscription of Bossiaea bracteosa :[2]

References

  1. "Bossiaea bracteosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. McDougall, K.L. (2009). "Four new species related to Bossiaea bracteosa F.Muell. ex Benth. in south-eastern Australia" (PDF). Telopea. 12 (3): 350–351. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2013.


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