Bossiaea

Bossiaea
	Bossiaea walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
(unranked):	Mirbelioids
Genus:	Bossiaea; Vent.
species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Lalage Lindl.; Scottia R.Br. ex Ait.;

Bossiaea is a genus in the pea family (Fabaceae) consisting of about 70 species which are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of Joseph Hugues Boissieu La Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's expedition to Australia.

Species

Bossiaea comprises the following species:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Bossiaea aquifolium Benth.―Water bush
- subsp. aquifolium Benth.
- subsp. laidlawiana (Tovey & P.Morris) J.H.Ross
Bossiaea arenicola J.H.Ross
Bossiaea armitii F.Muell.
Bossiaea bossiaeoides (Benth.) Court
Bossiaea bracteosa Benth.―Mountain leafless bossiaea
Bossiaea brownii Benth.
Bossiaea buxifolia A.Cunn.―Matted bossiaea
Bossiaea carinalis Benth.
Bossiaea cinerea R.Br.―Showy bossiaea
- var. cinerea R.Br.
- var. tenuicaulis (Graham) J.M.Black
Bossiaea concinna Benth.
Bossiaea cordigera Hook.f.―Wiry bossiaea
Bossiaea cucullata J.H.Ross
Bossiaea decumbens F.Muell.
Bossiaea dentata (R.Br.)Benth.
Bossiaea disticha Lindl.
Bossiaea divaricata Turcz.
Bossiaea ensata DC.―Sword bossiaea
Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth.
Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn.―Leafy bossiaea
Bossiaea halophila J.H.Ross.
Bossiaea heterophylla Vent.―Variable bossiaea
Bossiaea kiamensis Benth.
Bossiaea lenticularis DC.
Bossiaea leptacantha E.Pritzel
Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.
Bossiaea modesta J.H.Ross
Bossiaea neo-anglica F.Muell.
Bossiaea obcordata (Vent.) Druce―Spiny bossiaea
Bossiaea oligosperma A.Lee
Bossiaea ornata Benth.
Bossiaea oxyclada Turcz.
Bossiaea peduncularis Turcz.
Bossiaea praetermissa J.H.Ross
Bossiaea preissii Meisn.
Bossiaea prostrata R.Br.―Creeping bossiaea
Bossiaea pulchella Meisn.
Bossiaea rhombifolia DC.
- subsp. concolor (Maiden & E.Betcke) A.Lee
- subsp. rhombifolia DC.
Bossiaea riparia Benth.―River leafless bossiaea
Bossiaea rosmarinifolia Lindl.―Grampians bossiaea
Bossiaea rufa R.Br.
- var. foliosa (Meisn.) Benth.
- var. rufa R.Br.
- var. virgata (Hook.) Benth.
Bossiaea rupicola Benth.
Bossiaea scolopendria (Andrews) Smith
Bossiaea scortechinii F.Muell.
Bossiaea sericea I.Thomps.
Bossiaea spinescens Meissner
Bossiaea spinosa (Turcz.) Domin.
Bossiaea stephensonii F.Muell.
Bossiaea tasmanica I.Thomps.
Bossiaea walkeri F.Muell.―Cactus bossiaea, Cactus pea
Bossiaea webbii F.Muell.―Water bush

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Bossiaea aculeata F.Muell.
Bossiaea arcuata J.H.Ross
Bossiaea atrata J.H.Ross
Bossiaea aurantiaca J.H.Ross
Bossiaea barbarae J.H.Ross
Bossiaea barrettiorum J.H.Ross
Bossiaea battii (F.Muell.) Tate
Bossiaea biloba Benth.
Bossiaea bombayensis K.L.McDougall
Bossiaea bosseioides (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Court
Bossiaea calcicola J.H.Ross
Bossiaea calycina Benth.
Bossiaea celata J.H.Ross
Bossiaea coccinea Bonpl.
Bossiaea cordifolia Sweet
Bossiaea decumbens F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud. ^[5]
Bossiaea distichoclada F. Muell.
Bossiaea egena (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Bossiaea endlicheri Meisn.
Bossiaea eremaea J.H.Ross
Bossiaea flexuosa J.H.Ross
Bossiaea fragrans K.L.McDougall
Bossiaea gilbertii Turcz.
Bossiaea grayi K.L.McDougall
Bossiaea hendersoni hort. ex Regel
Bossiaea humilis Meisn.
Bossiaea inundata J.H.Ross
Bossiaea lalagoides F.Muell.
Bossiaea lanceloata Sims
Bossiaea lanceolata (Andrews) Sims
Bossiaea laxa J.H.Ross
Bossiaea linnaeoides G.Don
Bossiaea microphylla (Sims) Sm.
Bossiaea milesiae K.L.McDougall
Bossiaea nervosa Meisn.
Bossiaea nummularia Endl.
Bossiaea ovalifolia Endl.
Bossiaea ovata (Andrews) G.Don
Bossiaea paucifolia Benth. ex Lindl.
Bossiaea phylloclada F.Muell.
Bossiaea rigida Turcz.
Bossiaea rotundifolia DC.
Bossiaea saxosa J.H.Ross
Bossiaea simulata J.H.Ross
Bossiaea smithiorum J.H.Ross
Bossiaea stenophylla F.Muell.
Bossiaea stenophylla F.Muell.
Bossiaea strigillosa Benth
Bossiaea vombata J.H.Ross―Wombat bossiaea

References

^ ^a ^b "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Bossiaea". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Bossiaea". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "The Plant List entry for Bossiaea". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ Govaerts, R. "Bossiaea". Plants of the world online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ APC: Bossiaea decumbens. Australian Plant Census.

Species

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

References

Further reading