Английская Википедия:Chorizema rhombeum

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Chorizema rhombeum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to ascending or twining shrub with egg-shaped or rhombic leaves, and orange to pink, or red and yellow pea flowers.

Description

Chorizema rhombeum is a prostrate to ascending or twining shrub. Its leaves are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, or rhombic, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, the upper leaves often lance-shaped and longer. The flowers are orange to pink, or red and yellow, arranged on a peduncle each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long. The sepals are Шаблон:Cvt long and hairy, the upper lobes joined above the middle. The standard petal is Шаблон:Cvt long and glabrous, the wings Шаблон:Cvt long, and the keel is Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from August to December and the pod is about Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Chorizema rhombeum was first formally described in 1811 by Robert Brown in William Aiton's Hortus Kewensis.[3][4] The specific epithet (rhombeum) means "rhombus", referring to the shape of the leaves.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Chorizema rhombeum grows on gentle slopes, river banks and on exposed coastal sites from about Perth to the Stirling Range in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[1]

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