Phyllota

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Etymology:   

• The genus is named in honour of Richard Pulteney, an English surgeon and botanist, who also was the biographer of Linnaeus

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Additional notes:     

• Phyllota is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae

• It includes 11 species of shrubs native to temperate southeastern and southwestern Australia, in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia

• They inhabit open woodland and forest, mallee woodland, and heathland, from coastal to semi-arid and montane areas

• Species

  • Phyllota comprises the following species:

    • Phyllota barbata Benth.

    • Phyllota diffusa (Hook.f.) F.Muell.

    • Phyllota gracilis Turcz.

    • Phyllota grandiflora Benth.

    • Phyllota humifusa Benth.

    • Phyllota humilis S.Moore

    • Phyllota luehmannii F.Muell.

    • Phyllota phylicoides (DC.) Benth.

    • Phyllota pleurandroides F.Muell.

    • Phyllota remota J.H.Willis

    • Phyllota squarrosa (DC.) Benth.

Sources of information:

• (2025)