Aotus gracillima
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Aotus gracillima | |
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Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Aotus |
Species: | A. gracillima
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Binomial name | |
Aotus gracillima | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Aotus gracilis Loudon |
Aotus gracillima is a shrub in the family Fabaceae,[4] native to Western Australia.[3] It is a slender upright shrub, growing to heights from 60 cm to 3 m, on peaty sand and sandy clays, in swamps and flats that are wet in the winter. The flowers are yellow and red brown, and seen from August to December.[4] The species was first described in 1844 by Carl Meissner.[1][2]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aotus gracillima Meisn". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meisner, C.D.F. (1844). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Leguminosae". Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 59.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aotus gracillima Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aotus gracillima". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.