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Platylobium alternifolium

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Platylobium alternifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Platylobium
Species:
P. alternifolium
Binomial name
Platylobium alternifolium

Platylobium alternifolium, commonly known as Victorian flat-pea, is a shrub species endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium. The species was formally described in 1883 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller based on plant material collected at Mount William, Mount Disappointment and Ben Nevis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Platylobium alternifolium ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2012.[permanent dead link]