Platylobium alternifolium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Platylobium |
Species: | P. alternifolium |
Binomial name | |
Platylobium alternifolium |
Platylobium alternifolium, commonly known as Victorian flat-pea, is a shrub species endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium . The species was formally described in 1883 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller based on plant material collected at Mount William, Mount Disappointment and Ben Nevis. [1]