Swainsona galegifolia

Smooth Darling pea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Swainsona
Species:	S. galegifolia
Binomial name
Swainsona galegifolia (Andrews) R.Br. [1]
Synonyms [1]
List Colutea coronillaefolia Dum.Cours. orth. var. Colutea coronillifolia(Salisb.) Dum.Cours. Colutea galegifolia Sims orth. var. Colutea galegiifolia(Andrews) Sims Loxidium galegifolium(Andrews) Poir. Swainsona alba F.T.Hubb. Swainsona albiflora G.Don Swainsona albiflora(Lindl.) G.Don nom. illeg. Swainsona atrococcinea Carrière Swainsona coronillaefoliaSalisb. orth. var. Swainsona coronillaefolia var. albo-violacea Regel orth. var. Swainsona coronillaefolia var. purpureaRegel orth. var. Swainsona coronillifoliaSalisb. Swainsona coronillifolia var. albiflora(Lindl.) Maiden & Betche Swainsona coronillifolia var. alboviolaceaRegel Swainsona coronillifoliaSalisb. var. coronillifolia Swainsona coronillifolia var. galegifolia(Andrews) Maiden & Betche Swainsona coronillifolia var. purpureaRegel Swainsona ferrandiCarrière orth. var. Swainsona ferrandiiF.T.Hubb. orth. var. Swainsona ferrandii var. albaF.T.Hubb. orth. var. Swainsona ferrandii var. carmineaF.T.Hubb. nom. inval. Swainsona galegifolia f. albiflora Domin Swainsona galegifolia f. coronillifolia(F.M.Bailey) Domin Swainsona galegifolia(Andrews) R.Br. f. galegifolia Swainsona galegifolia var. alba Hend. & Andr.Hend. Swainsona galegifolia var. alba Guilf. nom. inval., nom. nud. Swainsona galegifolia var. albifloraLindl. Swainsona galegifolia var. albifloraF.M.Bailey nom. illeg. Swainsona galegifolia var. coccineaLindl. nom. inval. Swainsona galegifolia var. cooperiGuilf. nom. inval., nom. nud. Swainsona galegifolia var. coronillaefoliaF.M.Bailey orth. var. Swainsona galegifolia var. coronillifoliaF.M.Bailey Swainsona galegifolia var. coronillifolia(Salisb.) C.Moore nom. illeg. Swainsona galegifolia(Andrews) R.Br. var. galegifolia Swainsona galegifolia var. microphyllaGuilf. Swainsona galegifolia var. osborniGuilf. nom. inval. Swainsona galegifolia var. pallidaGuilf. Swainsona galegifolia var. robustaGuilf. Swainsona galegifolia var. robusta-roseaGuilf. Swainsona galegifolia var. rosea L.H.Bailey nom. inval., nom. nud. Swainsona galegifolia var. roseaGuilf. nom. inval., nom. nud. Swainsona galegifolia var. roseaF.T.Hubb. nom. inval., nom. nud. Swainsona galegifolia var. violaceaL.H.Bailey Swainsona magnificaDombrain Swainsona osborniHend. & Andr.Hend. orth. var. Swainsona osborni var. atropurpureaHend. & Andr.Hend. orth. var. Swainsona osbornii T.Moore Swainsona osbornii var. atropurpureaHend. & Andr.Hend. Swainsona osborniiT.Moore var. osbornii Swainsonia coronillifolia F.Muell. orth. var. Swainsonia ferraudiAnon. nom. inval. Swainsonia ferraudi f. albaCarrière nom. inval. Swainsonia galegifoliaF.Muell. orth. var. Vicia galegifoliaAndrews

Swainsona galegifolia commonly known as smooth Darling pea ^[2] or Darling pea, ^[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small shrub with greyish-green leaves and flowers in white, red, pink, purple, yellow or orange.

Description

Swainsona galegifolia is an upright, perennial subshrub to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high with smooth stems. The grey-green leaves are arranged opposite in pairs of 11-29 leaflets on a petiole, each leaflet is narrowly egg-shaped, 6–20 mm (0.24–0.79 in) long, 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) wide, smooth, apex rounded, notched or occasionally with a small point.The pea-like flowers are borne in racemes of 15-20 white, pink, purple, yellow or orange flowers 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) long. The calyx is smooth, shorter than the floral tube. The standard petal is almost orb-shaped, clawed, up to 15 mm (0.59 in) long, 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) wide, keel 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) long, apex rounded and slightly lipped. Flowering occurs in November and December, the fruit is an elliptic-shaped swollen pod, usually 2–40 mm (0.079–1.575 in) long, 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) wide, smooth and the stipe often more than 10 mm (0.39 in) long. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Taxonomy and naming

The species was first formally described in 1803 by Henry Cranke Andrews as Vicia galegifolia. ^[5] In 1812 Robert Brown changed the name to Swainsona galegifolia and the change was published in Hortus Kewensis . ^{[6] [7]} The specific epithet (galegifolia) refers to the similarity to the northern hemisphere plant galega . ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Smooth Darling pea is a widespread species growing in several different habitats in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. ^[2]

References

1. "Swainsona galegifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. Thompson, J; James, T.A. "Swainsona galegifolia". PlantNET-NSW flora online. Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. "Swainsona galegifolia". Growing Native Plants. Australian National Botanic Garden. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
4. "Swainsona galegifolia". VICFLORA-Flora of Victoria. Royal Botanic Garden Victoria. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
5. "Vicia galegifolia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
6. "Swainsona galegifolia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
7. Brown, Robert (1812). Hortus Kewensis (2 ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. p. 327. Retrieved 18 March 2022.