Platylobium triangulare

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Platylobium triangulare
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Platylobium triangulare". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 26 September 2023.