Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Known only from the type locality.

Description

Shrub 0.6–1.2 m high. Bipinnate leaves persistent and conspicuous on mature plants; pinna-rachis 2–4 cm long; pinnules 7–10 pairs, shallowly concave but often conduplicate when dry, recurved, ±glaucous. Phyllodes 1–3 cm long, 1–1.5 mm wide, flat to compressed, thick; midrib not prominent. Flower-heads seemingly golden. Pods 5–6 mm wide, with reticulum obvious (× 2 mag.). Seeds transverse, square to oblong.

Habitat

Grows on a laterite ridge in Eucalyptus woodland with Dryandra nobilis.

Specimens

W.A.: type locality, B.R.Maslin 6322 (G, MEL, NSW, PERTH).

FOA Reference

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 11A (2001), 11B (2001) and 12 (1998), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia

Author

B.R.Maslin