Dillwynia sericea

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Showy parrot-pea
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Dillwynia sericea near the Sandstone Caves
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dillwynia
Species:
D. sericea
Binomial name
Dillwynia sericea
Synonyms
  • Aotus wuerthii Regel
  • Aotus wurthii Joy Thomps. orth. var.
  • Dillwynia adenophora Endl.
  • Dillwynia floribunda var. sericea(A.Cunn.) Benth.
  • Dillwynia rudis var. hispidula DC.
  • Dillwynia sericea subsp. A
  • Dillwynia sericea var. glabriflora Blakely
  • Dillwynia sericeaA.Cunn. var. sericea

Dillwynia sericea, commonly known as showy parrot-pea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect to low-lying shrub with hairy stems, linear leaves and apricot-coloured flowers, usually with a red centre.

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Description

Dillwynia sericea is an erect, to low-lying, heath-like shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1 m (1 ft 8 in–3 ft 3 in) with stiff branches that are hairy, especially when young. The leaves are linear, mostly 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long and less than 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. The flowers are usually arranged in leaf axils in pairs, but also sometimes singly or in larger groups, each flower more or less sessile or on a pedicel less than 1 mm (0.039 in) long. Leathery brown bracts 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long are present at first but fall as the flower develops. The sepals are 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long. The standard petal is nearly twice as long as the sepals, often wider than long, apricot coloured with a red base. The wings are reddish, lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and the keel is about 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to December and the fruit is an oval pod about 5 mm (0.20 in) long, usually containing two seeds. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy and naming

Dillwynia sericea was first formally described in 1825 by Allan Cunningham in Barron Field's book, Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales. [5] [6] The specific epithet (sericea) means "silky". [7]

Distribution

Showy parrot-pea grows in heath, woodland and forest and is widespread and common in eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and eastern Tasmania. It is also found in south-eastern Queensland and south-eastern South Australia. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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  4. 1 2 "Dillwynia sericea". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  6. Cunningham, Allan (1825). Field, Barron (ed.). Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales. London: John Murray. p. 350. Retrieved 26 May 2021 via Project Gutenberg Australia.
  7. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 305. ISBN   9780958034180.