Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Known only from the Ravensthorpe area and Ravensthorpe Ra., southern W.A.

Description

Phyllodes obovate to oblong-oblanceolate, flat, (3–) 4–7.5 mm wide, rounded-obtuse, with 1–3 (–5) main nerves per face. Pods smooth, coriaceous.

Habitat

Grows in loam, clay or laterite, on low hills, with Eucalyptus tetraptera or Allocasuarina humilis in dense scrub, commonly in association with granite.

Specimens

W.A.: 7.4 km S of Ravensthorpe towards Hopetoun, B.R.Maslin 3896 (BM, BRI, G, K, NSW, PERTH); 33.5 km E of Ravensthorpe towards Esperance, B.R.Maslin 3913 (PERTH); Ravensthorpe Ra., 3 km NE of Kundip, K.Newbey 9691 (PERTH).

FOA Reference

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

Author

R.S.Cowan, B.R.Maslin