Aotus gracillima

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Aotus gracillima
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aotus
Species:
A. gracillima
Binomial name
Aotus gracillima
Synonyms [3]

Aotus gracilisLoudon
Aotus gracillima var. unicinataMeisn.
Dillwynia gracillima(Meisn.) F.Muell.

Aotus gracillima is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, [4] native to Western Australia. [3]

It is a slender upright shrub, growing to heights from 60 cm to 3 m, on peaty sand and sandy clays, in swamps and flats that are wet in the winter. The flowers are yellow and red brown, and seen from August to December. [4]

The species was first described in 1844 by Carl Meissner. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aotus gracillima Meisn". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Meisner, C.D.F. (1844). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Leguminosae". Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 59. v.1.
  3. 1 2 "Aotus gracillima Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Aotus gracillima". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.