Bossiaea
Encyclopedia
Bossiaea is a genus
in the pea family (Fabaceae
) consisting of about 70 species which are native to Australia
. The genus is named in honour of Bossieu de la Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's
expedition to Australia.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the pea family (Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
) consisting of about 70 species which are native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The genus is named in honour of Bossieu de la Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania.-Early career:...
expedition to Australia.
Species include:
- Bossiaea arenicola J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea aquifolium - Water Bush
- Bossiaea armitii F.Muell.
- Bossiaea bossiaeoides (Benth.) Court - Bossiaea
- Bossiaea bracteosa Benth. - Mountain Leafless Bossiaea
- Bossiaea brownii Benth.
- Bossiaea buxifoliaBossiaea buxifoliaBossiaea buxifolia is a species of flowering plant in the pea family . It usually has a prostrate to procumbent habit, though some forms may have an erect habit, growing up to 1.3 metres high. The leaves are ovate to rounded, 2 to 5 mm long and have a short petiole. Flowers are produced between...
A.Cunn. - Matted Bossiaea - Bossiaea carinalis Benth.
- Bossiaea cinerea R.Br. - Showy Bossiaea
- Bossiaea concinna Benth.
- Bossiaea cordigeraBossiaea cordigeraBossiaea cordigera , commonly known as Wiry Bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family . It is endemic to to Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. It has rounded opposite leaves to 6mm wide and grows up to 1.3 metres in height. Flowers appear between October and January in the...
Hook.f. - Wiry Bossiaea - Bossiaea cucullata J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea dentata (R.Br.) Benth.
- Bossiaea disticha Lindl.
- Bossiaea divaricata Turcz.
- Bossiaea ensataBossiaea ensataBossiaea ensata, commonly known as Sword Bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family found in eastern Australia. It was first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1825. The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria....
DC. - Sword Bossiaea - Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth.
- Bossiaea foliosaBossiaea foliosaBossiaea foliosa, commonly known as Leafy Bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family found in eastern Australia. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5 metres high with small rounded glossy green leaves which are about 3 wide. Yellow flowers appear between November and January in the...
A.Cunn. - Leafy Bossiaea - Bossiaea halophila J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea heterophyllaBossiaea heterophyllaBossiaea heterophylla, known as the Variable Bossiaea is a species of flowering plant in the pea family found in eastern Australia. An upright shrub up to 80 cm tall....
Vent. - Variable Bossiaea - Bossiaea kiamensis Benth.
- Bossiaea lenticularis DC.
- Bossiaea leptacantha E.Pritz.
- Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.
- Bossiaea modesta J.H Ross
- Bossiaea neo-anglica F. Muell.
- Bossiaea obcordata (Vent.) Druce - Spiny Bossiaea
- Bossiaea oligosperma A.T.Lee
- Bossiaea ornata Benth.
- Bossiaea oxyclada Turcz.
- Bossiaea peduncularis Turcz.
- Bossiaea praetermissa J.H.Ross
- Bossiaea preissii Meissner
- Bossiaea prostrata R. Br. - Creeping Bossiaea
- Bossiaea pulchella Meissner
- Bossiaea rhombifoliaBossiaea rhombifoliaBossiaea rhombifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family found in eastern Australia. An upright shrub to two metres tall. Branches are hairless and mostly flat, particularly when young. A most attractive plant when in full flower....
DC. - Bossiaea riparia Benth. - River Leafless Bossiaea
- Bossiaea rosmarinifolia Lindl. - Grampians Bossiaea
- Bossiaea rufa R. Br.
- Bossiaea rupicola Benth.
- Bossiaea scolopendriaBossiaea scolopendriaBossiaea scolopendria, known as the Plank Plant is a species of flowering plant in the pea family found in eastern Australia. An erect shrub up to a metre tall....
(Andrews) Sm. - Bossiaea scortechinii F.Muell.
- Bossiaea spinescens Meissner
- Bossiaea spinosaBossiaea spinosaBossiaea spinosa is a species of flowering plant in the pea family ....
(Turcz.) Domin - Bossiaea stephensonii F.Muell.
- Bossiaea vombataBossiaea vombataBossiaea vombata, commonly known as Wombat Bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family . It is endemic to to the Wombat State Forest in Victoria, Australia It has flat, blue-green leafless branches and grows up to 2 metres in height. Flowers appear between November and December in...
J.H.Ross - Wombat Bossiaea - Bossiaea walkeriBossiaea walkeriBossiaea walkeri, also known as Cactus Bossiaea or Cactus Pea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family . It is a leafless shrub that grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres high. Red flowers are produced between July and November in the species native range. It occurs in Western Australia,...
F.Muell. - Cactus Bossiaea, Cactus Pea - Bossiaea webbii F.Muell. - Water Bush