Templetonia stenophylla

Templetonia stenophylla
Templetonia stenophylla in Coimadai, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Templetonia
Species:	T. stenophylla
Binomial name
Templetonia stenophylla (F.Muell.) J.M.Black [1]
Synonyms
Bossiaea stenophyllaF.Muell. Templetonia muelleri Benth. nom. illeg.

Templetonia stenophylla, commonly known as leafy templetonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (pea family). It is endemic to eastern Australia. This Templetonia is a small straggling shrub, sometimes with only one stem. ^[2]

Naming and taxonomy

It was first formally described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1858, published in Fragmenta Photographiae Australiae under the name of Templetonia muelleri. The designated type specimen to represent this species was collected by Maximilian Ferdinand Wiedenbach near Port Phillip bay, Victoria. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The distribution is widespread, mostly in dry sclerophyll forest. In NSW it is often on river banks. ^[2]

References

1. "Templetonia stenophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
2. "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
3. "Vascular Plants". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 5 November 2025.