Gompholobium preissii
Near Jurien Bay
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Gompholobium
Species:
G. preissii
Binomial name
Gompholobium preissii
Synonyms[1]

Gompholobium hirsutum Paxton

Gompholobium preissii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with pinnate leaves with five to fifteen leaflets, and yellow, red and orange, pea-like flowers.

Description

Gompholobium preissii is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in). Its leaves are pinnate, 6–17 mm (0.24–0.67 in) long with five to fifteen leaflets. The flowers are mostly yellow or orange-red with brown, pink or purple markings, and are borne on pedicels 4.0–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in) long with bracteoles 3.5–5.0 mm (0.14–0.20 in) long attached. The sepals are 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in) long, the standard petal 10.0–10.2 mm (0.39–0.40 in) long, the wings 8.7–10 mm (0.34–0.39 in) long and the keel 7.6–8.2 mm (0.30–0.32 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to December and the fruit is a pod about 8 mm (0.31 in) long.[2]

Taxonomy

Gompholobium preissii was first formally described in 1844 by Carl Meissner in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae.[3][4] The specific epithet (preissii) honours Ludwig Preiss.[5]

Distribution and habitat

This species of gompholobium on lateritic soils and is widespread in the south-western of Western Australia.[2]

Conservation status

Gompholobium preissii is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gompholobium preissii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gompholobium preissii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ↑ "Gompholobium preissii". APNI. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Meissner, Carl; Lehmann, Johann G.C. (1844). Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 1. Hamburg. p. 40. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 283. ISBN 9780958034180.
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