Mirbelia aotoides

Mirbelia aotoides
In Expedition National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Mirbelia
Species:	M. aotoides
Binomial name
Mirbelia aotoides F.Muell. [1]

Mirbelia aotoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a softly-hairy shrub with narrowly linear leaves with their edges rolled under, and yellow flowers arranged singly or in small groups in leaf axils. ^[2] It was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria. ^{[3] [4]}

This mirbelia occurs in eastern Queensland and is listed as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 . ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Mirbelia aotoides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
2. Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 2. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 35. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
3. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1859). "Some hitherto unknown Australian plants". Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria. 3: 53. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
4. "Mirbelia aotoides". APNI. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
5. "Mirbelia aotoides". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
6. "Species profile—Mirbelia aotoides". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 17 June 2022.