| Platylobium triangulare | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Platylobium |
| Species: | P. triangulare |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylobium triangulare | |
Platylobium triangulare , commonly known as ivy flat-pea, is a shrub species that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium . The species was formally described in 1812 by botanist Robert Brown in Hortus Kewensis . The type specimen was collected in Tasmania by Brown. [1]
Platylobium triangulare is a more-or-less prostrate shrub with sharply triangular leaves 1.2 - 2 cm long. It is reasonably common in sandy heaths in the east and north of the state. [2]
The species has often been misidentified as Platylobium obtusangulum . [1]
