Platylobium alternifolium

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Platylobium alternifolium
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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]

References

  1. "Platylobium alternifolium ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.