Bossiaea ornata

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Broad leaved brown pea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Bossiaea
Species:
B. ornata
Binomial name
Bossiaea ornata
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Bossiaea ornata, commonly known as broad leaved brown pea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with variably-shaped leaves, typically egg-shaped or oblong, and yellow or orange-yellow and reddish-brown flowers.

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Description

Bossiaea ornata is a shrub that typically grows up to a height of up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in), sometimes to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and has many stems. The leaves are variably-shaped but typically egg-shaped to oblong, 16–60 mm (0.63–2.36 in) long and 5–30 mm (0.20–1.18 in) wide on a petiole 1.5–4 mm (0.059–0.157 in) long with stipules 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long at the base. The flowers are arranged singly or in pairs or threes, each flower on a hairy pedicel 4–11 mm (0.16–0.43 in) long with up to thirteen overlapping bracts at the base. The five sepals are joined at the base forming a tube 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long with lobes 4.5–9 mm (0.18–0.35 in) long, the two upper lobes slightly broader than the lower ones. The standard petal is yellow or orange-yellow with a reddish brown margin and base and 12.5–19 mm (0.49–0.75 in) long, the wings 11.3–14.1 mm (0.44–0.56 in) long, and the keel red or reddish brown and 10.2–13.2 mm (0.40–0.52 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to November. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

Broad leaved brown pea was first formally described in 1835 by John Lindley who gave it the name Lalage ornata in Edwards's Botanical Register from specimens grown in the "Mr Knight's Nursery" from seed collected by William Baxter. [4] [5] In 1864, George Bentham changed the name to Bossiaea ornata in Flora Australiensis . [6] The specific epithet (ornata) means "handsome" or "showy". [7]

Distribution and habitat

This bossiaea is found between the Avon Valley National Park and south to Augusta, Western Australia, then east to Albany in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions, growing in the understorey of forest and woodland. [2] [3]

Conservation status

Bossiaea ornata is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bossiaea ornata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bossiaea ornata". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. 1 2 Ross, James H. (2006). "A conspectus of the Western Australian Bossiaea species (Bossiaeeae: Fabaceae). Muelleria 23:". Muelleria. 11: 47–56. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lalage ornata". APNI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Lindley, John (1835). Aiton, William (ed.). "Lalage ornata". Edwards's Botanical Register. 20: 1722. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bossiaea ornata". APNI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 267. ISBN   9780958034180.
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