Pultenaea indira

Last updated

Pultenaea indira
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pultenaea
Species:
P. indira
Binomial name
Pultenaea indira

Pultenaea indira is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or low-lying shrub with plate-like or fissured bark near the base, densely hairy stems above, linear to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow, red and maroon flowers.

Contents

Description

Pultenaea indira is an erect or low-lying shrub that typically grows up to 10–60 cm (3.9–23.6 in) high and 20–45 cm (7.9–17.7 in) wide with plate-like or fissured barkat the base densely hairy stems. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 5.3–14.5 mm (0.21–0.57 in) long and 0.6–1.1 mm (0.024–0.043 in) wide with brownish stipules 4.0–5.3 mm (0.16–0.21 in) long at the base. The flowers are arranged singly in clusters of six to twelve and are sessile with brownish bracts 4.0–6.0 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long at the base. The five sepals are joined at the base, forming a tube 2.5–4.0 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long with lobes 0.5–1.0 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long. The standard petal is yellow to orange with dark markings, 7.3–10.2 mm (0.29–0.40 in) long and 5.0–7.0 mm (0.20–0.28 in) wide, the wings are yellow to orange and 6.6–8.5 mm (0.26–0.33 in) long and the keel blackish-red or maroon and 6.3–9.5 mm (0.25–0.37 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to November and the fruit is an egg-shaped pod 4.0–6.0 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

Pultenaea indira was first formally described in 2005 by Lindy A. Orthia and Michael Crisp in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected by Margaret G. Corrick in Cape Arid National Park in 1985. [4] The specific epithet (indira) honours "the Australian weed ecologist and environmental activist, Indira Narayan". [3]

In the same paper, Orthia and Crisp described three subspecies, and the names are accepted by the Australian Plant Census:

Distribution and habitat

Subspecies indira grows in a range of habitats from woodland to low heath including in rocky places, the edges of salt lakes and disturbed areas. It is widely distributed from the Cape Arid National Park to Ravensthorpe and Lake King with scattered populations further inland. [3] [8] Subspecies monstrosita grows in mallee on gentle slopes and flats mainly between Ravensthorpe, Lake King and the Fitzgerald River National Park. [3] [9] Subspecies pudoides grows in tall heath or low scrub near Narrogin and Corrigin. [3] [10]

Conservation status

Pultenaea indira subsp. indira is classified as "not threatened" but subsp. monstrosita is listed as "Priority Three" meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat, and subsp. pudoides as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [2] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations. [11]

Related Research Articles

<i>Banksia laevigata</i> Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Western Australia

Banksia laevigata, commonly known as the tennis ball banksia, is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has serrated, broadly linear to narrow wedge-shaped leaves, yellow or yellowish green flowers, depending on subspecies, and linear to elliptic follicles with a slightly wrinkled surface.

<i>Banksia serratuloides</i> Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Western Australia

Banksia serratuloides is a species of small shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has linear, pinnatipartite leaves, yellow and pink flowers in heads of about forty and hairy, wrinkled follicles.

<i>Isopogon sphaerocephalus</i> Species of shrub endemic to the southwest part of Western Australia

Isopogon sphaerocephalus, commonly known as drumstick isopogon or Lesueur isopogon, is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear to narrow egg-shaped leaves and spherical heads of hairy white to creamy yellow flowers.

<i>Hibbertia hypericoides</i> Species of flowering plant

Hibbertia hypericoides, commonly known as yellow buttercups, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually a spreading shrub with linear to elliptic or egg-shaped leaves, and yellow flowers, usually with ten to fifteen stamens arranged in a cluster on one side of the two densely hairy carpels.

<i>Eremophila caerulea</i> Species of flowering plant

Eremophila caerulea, commonly known as spotted eremophila, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, compact, spreading shrub with narrow, warty, cylindrical leaves and blue to purple flowers.

Verticordia dasystylis is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small shrub, with many stems at its base, oblong leaves and scented, fluffy, yellow and white flowers. There are three subspecies, each of which has a priority conservation status.

<i>Kunzea similis</i> Species of flowering plant

Kunzea similis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area along the south coast of Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves with a single vein, and spherical groups of between four and ten pink flowers on the ends of shoots.

<i>Petrophile ericifolia</i> Species of shrub endemic to Western Australia

Petrophile ericifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is a shrub with cylindrical leaves, and oval to spherical heads of hairy, yellow flowers.

Petrophile filifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is a small shrub with curved, long, needle-shaped leaves and more or less spherical heads of hairy cream-coloured to pale yellow flowers.

<i>Isopogon pruinosus</i> Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to southwestern Western Australia

Isopogon pruinosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is a compact, spreading shrub with narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and spherical to elliptic heads of pink flowers.

<i>Boronia inornata</i> Species of plant

Boronia inornata, commonly known as desert boronia, is a plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is an erect shrub with three-part leaves and pink, red or white, four-petalled flowers.

<i>Cyanothamnus coerulescens</i> Species of plant

Cyanothamnus coerulescens, commonly known as blue boronia, is a plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a small, spindly shrub with glandular stems, small, more or less cylindrical leaves and blue to pinkish mauve, four-petalled flowers. There are two subspecies endemic to Western Australia and a third that also occurs in three eastern states.

<i>Philotheca brucei</i> Species of shrub

Philotheca brucei is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub with cylindrical leaves grooved along the top and in spring, white to pink or mauve flowers with five egg-shaped petals.

<i>Isopogon scabriusculus</i> Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae that is endemic to southwestern Western Australia

Isopogon scabriusculus is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is a shrub with cylindrical, or narrow flat, sometimes forked leaves, and spherical to oval heads of pink or red flowers.

Pultenaea calycina is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas in the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with flat or more or less cylindrical, grooved leaves and yellow and orange flowers.

Pultenaea craigiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to near Ravensthorpe in the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with densely hairy young stems, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow and red flowers.

Pultenaea daena is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to an area near Ravensthorpe in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dense, prostrate, domed shrub with flat, hairy leaves and yellow flowers.

<i>Pultenaea elachista</i> Species of flowering plant

Pultenaea elachista is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with hairy foliage, oblong to egg-shaped leaves with a pointed tip, and yellow flowers with red or orange markings.

Pultenaea purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a small prostrate shrub with cylindrical leaves and yellow-orange and red flowers.

Pultenaea strobilifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an open to dense, domed or spindly, erect shrub with simple leaves and yellow-orange and salmon pink to bright pink flowers.

References

  1. "Pultenaea indira". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Pultenaea indira". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Orthia, Lindy A.; de Kok, Rogier P.J.; Crisp, Michael D. (2005). "A revision of Pultenaea (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). 4. Species occurring in Western Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 18 (2): 183–184. doi:10.1071/SB04029.
  4. "Pultenaea indira". APNI. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. "Pultenaea indira subsp. indira". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "Pultenaea indira subsp. monstrosita". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. "Pultenaea indira subsp. pudoides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. "Pultenaea indira subsp. indira". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  9. "Pultenaea indira subsp. monstrosita". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  10. "Pultenaea indira subsp. pudoides". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  11. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 12 October 2021.