Английская Википедия:Bossiaea aurantiaca

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Bossiaea aurantiaca is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rounded or spreading, spiny shrub with oblong to narrow egg-shaped leaves, and golden-yellow and pinkish-red flowers.

Description

Bossiaea aurantiaca is a rounded or spreading, spiny shrub that typically grows up to Шаблон:Cvt high and Шаблон:Cvt wide, the side-branches ending in a sharp point. The leaves are oblong to narrow egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long with a stipule Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The flowers are arranged singly or in small groups, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long with a single bract. The sepals are green with reddish tips, joined at the base forming a tube Шаблон:Cvt long, the two upper lobes Шаблон:Cvt long and the lower three lobes Шаблон:Cvt long. The standard petal is golden yellow with a pinkish-red base and Шаблон:Cvt long, the wings Шаблон:Cvt long and the keel Шаблон:Cvt long and pinkish-red with a green base. Flowering occurs from September to October and the fruit is an oblong pod Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Bossiaea aurantiaca was first formally described in 2006 by James Henderson Ross in the journal Muelleria from specimens collected north-west of Norseman in 1998.[2][3] The specific epithet (aurantiaca) means "of orange colour".[4]

Distribution and habitat

This bossiaea grows in mallee scrub in low-lying situations in the Coolgardie biogeographic region of south-western Western Australia, centred around Norseman.[1][2]

Conservation status

Bossiaea aurantiaca is classified as "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife,[1] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.[5]

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