Aotus gracillima | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 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]