Gompholobium villosum

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Gompholobium villosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Gompholobium
Species:
G. villosum
Binomial name
Gompholobium villosum
Synonyms [1]

Burtonia villosaMeisn.

Gompholobium villosum is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect shrub with simple, needle-shaped leaves with one or two grooves on the lower surface, and violet, pink or purple flowers.

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Description

Gompholobium villosum is a slender, erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.45–2.0 cm (0.18–0.79 in) and has hairy stems. The leaves are arranged alternately, needle-shaped but with one or two grooves on the lower surface, 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) long and 0.7–1.2 mm (0.028–0.047 in) wide. The flowers are violet, pink or purple, each flower on a pedicel 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long with bracteoles attached. The sepals are 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) long and hairy, the standard petal 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in) long, the wings 13.0–14.5 mm (0.51–0.57 in) long and the keel 12.0–13.5 mm (0.47–0.53 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to December and the fruit is a cylindrical pod. [2]

Taxonomy

This species of pea was first formally described in 1844 by Carl Meissner, who gave it the name Burtonia villosa in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae . [3] [4] In 1987 Michael Crisp changed the name to Gompholobium villosum. [5] The specific epithet (villosum) means "with long, soft hairs". [6]

Distribution and habitat

This species of pea grows in swampy areas and on hillsides in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. [2]

Conservation status

Gompholobium villosum is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gompholobium villosum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gompholobium villosum". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Burtonia villosa". APNI. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. Meissner, Carl; Lehmann, Johann G.C. (1844). Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 1. Hamburg. p. 41. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. "Gompholobium villosum". APNI. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 36. ISBN   9780958034180.