Gompholobium latifolium

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The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words gomphos, meaning "bolt", "peg", or "nail" and lobos meaning a "capsule" or "pod" referring to "the inflated shape of the seed pods"
The specific epithet (latifolium) is from the Latin words latus meaning "broad" and folium meaning "a leaf", referring to the broad leaves

Flowers:

The flowers are yellow and are arranged singly or in groups of up to three in leaf axils or on the ends of the branches on a pedicel about 10 mm long
The five sepals are about 12 mm long and are only joined near their base
They are lance-shaped, dark green and glabrous on the outside and covered with flattened, matted hairs on the inside
The standard petal is 20–30 mm long and the keel is sometimes greenish but is always densely hairy along its edge with the hairs up to 1 mm long
Flowering mostly occurs from September to November

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Leaves:

Its leaves are composed of three linear to lance-shaped leaflets which are mostly 25–50 millimetres long and 2–6 mm wide
The leaves have a very short stalk and are darker on the upper surface

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Distribution:

Queensland, NSW and Victoria
It is most common in NSW, where it is widespread along the coast and nearby ranges
It is uncommon in Victoria

Additional notes:

Taxonomy and naming
- Gompholobium latifolium was first formally described in 1805 by James Edward Smith and the description was published in Annals of Botany
Uses
- Although a desirable horticultural species with its large yellow pea flowers, G. latifolium is uncommon in gardens
- It can be propagated easily from seed but viable seeds are often hard to obtain
- The seeds must be boiled or scratched before they will germinate

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