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
Binomial name
Aotus gracillima
Synonyms[3]

Aotus gracilis Loudon
Aotus gracillima var. unicinata Meisn.
Dillwynia gracillima (Meisn.) F.Muell.

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Aotus gracillima Meisn". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Meisner, C.D.F. (1844). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Leguminosae". Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 59.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Aotus gracillima Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Aotus gracillima". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.