Aotus
Golden Pea
Golden Pea
Overview:
Aotus is an Australian genus of flowering plants, within the legume family Fabaceae
Aotus species, together with other species of the tribe Mirbelieae, are often called golden peas because of their distinctive small yellow flowers
Common name: Golden Pea
Conservation status: . . .
Etymology:
Flowers:
Fruit:
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Roots:
Habit:
Aotus are evergreen species
Habitat:
Distribution:
They are endemic to Australia, occurring in all states except the Northern Territory
Species:
World:
Australia:
Additional notes:
Some are widely cultivated by gardeners for their ornamental value
Species
Aotus comprises the following species:
Aotus carinata Meissner
Aotus cordifolia Benth.
Aotus ericoides (Vent.) G.Don
Aotus genistoides Turcz.
Aotus gracillima Meissner
Aotus intermedia Meissner
Aotus lanigera Benth.
Aotus mollis Benth.
Aotus passerinoides Meissner
Aotus phylicoides Benth.
Aotus procumbens Meissner
Aotus subglauca Blakeley & McKie
Aotus subspinescens (Benth.) Crisp
Aotus tietkensii F.Muell.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
Aotus coccinea Dum.Cours.
Aotus diffusa C.A. Gardner
Aotus dillwynioides Meisn.
Aotus drummondii T.Moore
Aotus franklandii Chappill & C.F.Wilkins
Aotus gracilis Loudon
Aotus lanea Chappill & C.F.Wilkins
Aotus preissii Meisn.
var. leiophylla (Meisn.) Meisn.
var. preissii Meisn.
Aotus prosacris Chappill & C.F.Wilkins
Aotus virgata Sieber ex DC.
Aotus wuerthii Regel
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