Pultenaea daphnoides

Pultenaea daphnoides (large-leaf bush-pea) is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae.

Pultenaea daphnoides
Pultenaea daphnoides at Kooyoora State Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Bossiaeeae
Genus:
Pultenaea
Species:
P. daphnoides
Binomial name
Pultenaea daphnoides
Synonyms

Pultenaea obcordata Andrews

The species is an erect shrub that can grow to between 1 and 3 metres high.[2] The leaves are cuneate to obovate and 5 to 40 mm in length and 2 to 11 mm in width.[3]

The pea flowers, which appear in dense terminal heads in spring and summer, are yellow with red markings.[4] The pods which follow are flattened and 5 to 7 mm long.[3]

The species was formally described by German botanist Johann Christoph Wendland in 1798 in Botanische Beobachtungen.[1]

It occurs in heath to wet sclerophyll forest in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.[3]

References
  1. "Pultenaea daphnoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  2. Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 978-1876473143.
  3. "Pultenaea daphnoides". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  4. Cronin, Leonard (1989). A Concise Australian Flora. Reed Books. ISBN 978-0730102922.


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