Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Occurs from near Borden and Manypeaks E to Jerdacuttup, W.A.

Description

Branchlets antrorsely puberulous, sometimes also shortly pilose. Stipules 2–4 mm long, slightly thickened. Pinnae 7–10 mm long; apices ±shallowly recurved, acute and sometimes subspiny; terminal seta usually recurved at apex, sometimes spiny; pinnules 3–7 pairs, glabrous above except ±sparsely hairy on margins and often also lower surface, prominently 1-nerved below. Peduncles 8–13 mm long.

Habitat

Grows in sand over laterite in tall shrubland.

Specimens

W.A.: 25 km S of Jerramungup, B.R.Maslin 2591 (CANB, PERTH); 5 km SSW of Draper Hill, K.Newbey 4208 (PERTH); 14.1 km SE of Jerdacuttup R. crossing on Ravensthorpe–Esperance road, M.D.Tindale 3816 (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