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Taxonomy

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Place of publication: J. Lindley, Sketch veg. Swan R. xv. 1839

Name verified on 03-Apr-2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 11-Mar-2008

Physical Description

Family Fabaceae:

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines, shrubs, trees, and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants, numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate, nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple. The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual, actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes, spikes, or heads. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united, sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate, comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells, and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Caesalpinioideae:

Mostly trees or shrubs. Leaves mostly pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, rarely apparently simple. Corolla usually showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner) petal innermost in bud. Stamens 10 or fewer, distinct, usually not showy, some commonly reduced to staminodes. Pollen released in monads. Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) usually lacking. [Carr]

Distribution

Range and Population

Native: .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Labichea:

There are approximately 34 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: L. bipunctata · L. brassii · L. buettneriana · L. cassioides · L. deserticola · L. digitata · L. diversifolia · L. diversifolia var. brevifolia · L. diversifolia var. diversifolia · L. diversifolia var. lanceolata · L. diversifolia var. longifolia · L. eremaea · L. lanceolata · L. lanceolata brevifolia · L. lanceolata lanceolata · L. lanceolata var. brevifolia · L. lanceolata var. lanceolata · L. nitida · L. nitida var. nitida · L. nitida var. pinnata · L. obtrullata · L. punctata · L. punctata var. lanceolata · L. punctata var. punctata · L. rupestris · L. saxicola · L. stellata · L. tephrosiaefolia · L. tephrosiifolia · L. teretifolia · L. teretifolia grandistipulata · L. teretifolia subsp. grandistipulata · L. teretifolia subsp. teretifolia · L. teretifolia teretifolia

Bibliography

• George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia, new ed. (F Aust)
• Ross, J. H. 1985. A revision of the genus Labichea Gaudich. ex DC. (Caesalpiniaceae). Muelleria 6:47.

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• ILDIS
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 05, 2008)

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 28, 2008:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 163104
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90116-3
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 417477