Английская Википедия:Daviesia oxyclada
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Daviesia oxyclada is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a densely-branched, glabrous shrub with spiny stems, vertically compressed, triangular phyllodes with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow or orange flowers with red markings.
Description
Daviesia oxyclada is a densely-branched, glabrous shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about Шаблон:Cvt with spiny branchlets diverging at about 45° from the main stems. Its phyllodes are vertically compressed, triangular with the narrower end towards the base and sharply pointed, mostly Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt high. The flowers are arranged singly or in pairs in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long with bracts about Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The sepals are Шаблон:Cvt long and joined for most of their length apart from five small teeth. The standard petal is broadly egg-shaped with a notched centre, Шаблон:Cvt long and wide, and yellow or orange with a dark red base. The wings are Шаблон:Cvt long and red, the keel is Шаблон:Cvt long and dark red. Flowering occurs from May to August and the fruit is an inflated, triangular pod Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]
Taxonomy and naming
Daviesia oxyclada was first formally described in 1995 by Michael Crisp in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected by Charles Chapman in the Irwin district in 1976.[3] The specific epithet (oxyclada) means "sharp branch".[4]
Distribution and habitat
This daviesia grows in kwongan between Moora, Eneabba and Mingenew in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[1][2]
Conservation status
Daviesia oxyclada is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
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