Pultenaea radiata

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Pultenaea radiata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Pultenaea
Species:
P. radiata
Binomial name
Pultenaea radiata

Pultenaea radiata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub with linear, needle-shaped, grooved leaves, and clusters of red and pinkish-purple flowers.

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Description

Pultenaea radiata is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 15–50 cm (5.9–19.7 in) and has hairy stems. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, linear to needle-shaped, 4.5–11 mm (0.18–0.43 in) long and 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) wide with one or two grooves along the lower surface and stipules 1.5–2.6 mm (0.059–0.102 in) long at the base. The flowers are red and pinkish-purple, arranged in clusters with bracteoles 4.5–5.0 mm (0.18–0.20 in) long attached to the pedicel. The sepals are 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) long, the standard petal 14–18 mm (0.55–0.71 in) long, the wings 9.5–11 mm (0.37–0.43 in) long and the keel 7.5–6.0 mm (0.30–0.24 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to October and the fruit is a flattened pod. [2]

Taxonomy and naming

Pultenaea radiata was first formally described in 1921 by Herbert Bennett Williamson in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria . [3] [4] The specific epithet (radiata) means "radiating outwards", apparently referring to the leaves. [5]

Distribution

This pultenaea is found in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. [2]

Conservation status

Pultenaea radiata is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. [2]

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References

  1. "Pultenaea radiata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pultenaea radiata". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Pultenaea radiata". APNI. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. Williamson, Herbert B. (1921). "A revision of the genus Pultenaea, Part II". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 33: 137. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 291. ISBN   9780958034180.