Bossiaea
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Bossiaea
Bossiaea walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Bossiaeeae Genus: Bossiaea Vent.
species
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Bossiaea is a genus in the pea family (Fabaceae) consisting of about 70 species which are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of Bossieu de la Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's expedition to Australia.

Species include:

• Bossiaea arenicola J.H.Ross
• Bossiaea armitii F.Muell.
• Bossiaea bossiaeoides (Benth.) Court
• Bossiaea bracteosa Benth.
• Bossiaea brownii Benth.
• Bossiaea buxifolia A.Cunn.
• Bossiaea carinalis Benth.
• Bossiaea cinerea R.Br.
• Bossiaea concinna Benth.
• Bossiaea cordigera Hook.f.
• Bossiaea cucullata J.H.Ross
• Bossiaea dentata (R.Br.) Benth.
• Bossiaea disticha Lindl.
• Bossiaea divaricata Turcz.
• Bossiaea ensata DC.
• Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth.
• Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn.
• Bossiaea halophila J.H.Ross
• Bossiaea heterophylla Vent.
• Bossiaea kiamensis Benth.
• Bossiaea lenticularis DC.
• Bossiaea leptacantha E.Pritz.
• Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.
• Bossiaea modesta J.H Ross
• Bossiaea neo-anglica F. Muell.
• Bossiaea obcordata (Vent.) Druce
• Bossiaea oligosperma A.T.Lee
• Bossiaea ornata Benth.
• Bossiaea oxyclada Turcz.
• Bossiaea peduncularis Turcz.
• Bossiaea praetermissa J.H.Ross
• Bossiaea preissii Meissner
• Bossiaea prostrata R. Br.
• Bossiaea pulchella Meissner
• Bossiaea rhombifolia DC.
• Bossiaea riparia Benth.
• Bossiaea rosmarinifolia Lindl.
• Bossiaea rufa R. Br.
• Bossiaea rupicola Benth.
• Bossiaea scolopendria (Andrews) Sm.
• Bossiaea scortechinii F.Muell.
• Bossiaea spinescens Meissner
• Bossiaea spinosa (Turcz.) Domin
• Bossiaea stephensonii F.Muell.
• Bossiaea walkeri F.Muell.
• Bossiaea webbii F.Muell.

References

• "Bossiaea Vent.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
• Fabaceae tribes Mirbelieae and Bossiaeeae: Bossiaea
• ILDIS list of species

External links

• PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Bossiaea
• "Bossiaea". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.

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