Pultenaea daphnoides
Large-leaf Bush-pea
Large-leaf Bush-pea
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Overview:
Pultenaea daphnoides, commonly known as large-leaf bush-pea or large-leaf bitter-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia
It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped to wedge-shaped leaves with a pointed tip, and dense clusters of bright yellow and red flowers
Common name: Large-leaf Bush-pea
Conservation status: ...
Etymology:
The genus is named in honour of Richard Pulteney, an English surgeon and botanist, who also was the biographer of Linnaeus
The specific epithet (daphnoides) means "Daphne-like"
Flowers
The flowers are sessile, 7–15 mm long and arranged in dense clusters of five to eleven on the ends of branches, with overlapping bracts at the base
The sepals are 4–6 mm long with linear bracteoles 2–4 mm long attached to the sepal tube
The standard and wings are bright yellow, the standard 9–12 mm wide, the keel is scarlet and the ovary is covered with silky hairs
Flowering occurs from September to November
Fruit:
An egg-shaped pod 5–7 mm long
Leaves:
The leaves are wedge-shaped to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base
5–40 mm long and 2–11 mm wide with a pointed tip
Stipules 1–2 mm long at the base
Stem & branches:
Hairy, four-angled stems
Roots:
Habit:
An erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–3 m
Habitat:
Heath and forest
Distribution:
South-east Queensland, along the coast and tablelands of NSW, to Victoria where it is widespread and common except in the north-east of that state and Tasmania where it is also widespread and common
It also occurs in the south-east of South Australia, including on Kangaroo Island
Additional notes:
Taxonomy
Pultenaea daphnoides was first formally described in 1798 by German botanist Johann Christoph Wendland in 1798 in his book, Botanische Beobachtungen
Use in horticulture
Large-leaf bush-pea is a hardy, ornamental shrub and is useful as a feature plant or in an informal hedge, but should not be planted within 2 m of a sewer main
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