Английская Википедия:Daviesia arborea
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Daviesia arborea, commonly known as golden pea or bitterleaf pea,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with weeping branches, linear phyllodes and yellow flowers with red markings.
Description
Daviesia arborea is a shrub or small that typically grows to a height of up to Шаблон:Cvt and has weeping branches and corky bark. The phyllodes are linear to elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide with fine, parallel veins and the lower surface is paler than the upper. The flowers are arranged in racemes of eight to fifteen flowers on a flowering stem Шаблон:Cvt long, including the peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long. The five sepals are Шаблон:Cvt long and joined at the base, the upper two sepals joined in a shortened "lip", the lower three shorter and triangular. The standard petal is yellow with red markings around a yellow centre and Шаблон:Cvt long and wide, the wings about Шаблон:Cvt long and the keel is yellow and dark red and about Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from September to October and the fruit is a triangular pod Шаблон:Cvt long.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Daviesia arborea was first formally described in 1805 by W.Hill in his book Collection of Queensland Timbers - Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880.[4][5] The specific epithet (arborea) means "tree" or "tree-like".[1]
Distribution
Golden pea mostly grows in moist forest on coastal hills and mountains slopes from the Bunya Mountains in south-east Queensland to near Comboyne in New South Wales.[2][3]
Use in horticulture
This large shrub is an attractive plant with it drooping branches and clusters of sweet-smelling flowers in spring. It can be grown from scarified seed and grows best in semi-shaded, moist situation in well-drained soil.[1]
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