Podolobium alpestre
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Podolobium alpestre is a shrub which is native to south-eastern Australia
. The species is a member of the family Fabaceae
and of the genus Podolobium
. It grows up to 1.3 metres high The leaves are 10 to 40 mm long, 3 to 10 mm wide. The yellow-orange pea-shaped flowers are produced in terminal or axillary racemes between December and January in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller
in his paper Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian Plants, chiefly collected within the boundaries of the colony of Victoria which was published in 1855. The species was transferred to the genus Podolobium
in 1995.
It occurs in alpine heaths and high-altitude woodland in Victoria
and New South Wales
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The species is a member of the family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
and of the genus Podolobium
Podolobium
Podolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, commonly known as Shaggy Peas. The genus is native to eastern Australia. It may be synonymous with the genus Oxylobium.Species include:*Podolobium aciculiferum F.Muell...
. It grows up to 1.3 metres high The leaves are 10 to 40 mm long, 3 to 10 mm wide. The yellow-orange pea-shaped flowers are produced in terminal or axillary racemes between December and January in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
in his paper Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian Plants, chiefly collected within the boundaries of the colony of Victoria which was published in 1855. The species was transferred to the genus Podolobium
Podolobium
Podolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, commonly known as Shaggy Peas. The genus is native to eastern Australia. It may be synonymous with the genus Oxylobium.Species include:*Podolobium aciculiferum F.Muell...
in 1995.
It occurs in alpine heaths and high-altitude woodland in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
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