Dillwynia parvifolia
Dillwynia parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a spreading to erect shrub with twisted, narrow oblong leaves and yellow flowers with red markings.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dillwynia |
| Species: | D. parvifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Dillwynia parvifolia | |
Description
Dillwynia parvifolia is a spreading to erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1.0 m (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in) and has tiny hairs on the stems. The leaves are twisted, narrow oblong, 1.5–4 mm (0.059–0.157 in) long and glabrous. The flowers are arranged in umbels of up to six on a peduncle up to 3 mm (0.12 in) long with bracts and bracteoles 0.5–1.0 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long. The sepals are 3.5–4.0 mm (0.14–0.16 in) long and glabrous and the standard petal is 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long and yellow with red markings. The fruit is a pod 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
Dillwynia parvifolia was first formally described in 1812 by John Sims in the Botanical Magazine from an unpublished description by Robert Brown.[3] The specific epithet (parvifolia) means "small-leaved".[4]
Distribution and habitat
This dillwynia grows in forest on the coast and tablelands from the Cumberland Plain to the Clyde River.[2]
References
- "Dillwynia parvifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- "Dillwynia parvifolia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- "Dillwynia parvifolia". APNI. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 271. ISBN 9780958034180.