Aenictophyton reconditum

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Aenictophyton reconditum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aenictophyton
Species:
A. reconditum
Binomial name
Aenictophyton reconditum

Aenictophyton reconditum is a plant in the Fabaceae family, [1] endemic to Australia, and first described in 1973 by Alma Theodora Lee, from a specimen collected in central Australia. [2]

It is found in the north of Western Australia and in the Northern Territory. [3]

It is a wiry, almost leafless shrub growing from 0.3 to 0.6 m high, on sand dunes. [4] Its yellow and orange and brown flowers may be seen from May to November. [4]

References

  1. "Aenictophyton reconditum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Lee, A.T. (1973), A new genus of Papilionaceae and related Australian genera. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(7): 423, figs 4-18
  3. "Aenictophyton reconditum A.T.Lee". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "Florabase—the Western Australian Flora: Aenictophyton reconditum A.T.Lee". florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 13 September 2024.