Bossiaea

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Bossiaea
Bossiaea walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Bossiaeeae
Genus: Bossiaea
Vent.
species

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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 Bossieu de la Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's expedition to Australia.

Species include:

  • Bossiaea arenicola J.H.Ross
  • Bossiaea armitii F.Muell.
  • Bossiaea bossiaeoides (Benth.) Court
  • Bossiaea bracteosa Benth.
  • Bossiaea brownii Benth.
  • Bossiaea buxifolia A.Cunn.
  • Bossiaea carinalis Benth.
  • Bossiaea cinerea R.Br.
  • Bossiaea concinna Benth.
  • Bossiaea cordigera Hook.f.
  • Bossiaea cucullata J.H.Ross
  • Bossiaea dentata (R.Br.) Benth.
  • Bossiaea disticha Lindl.
  • Bossiaea divaricata Turcz.
  • Bossiaea ensata DC.
  • Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth.
  • Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn.
  • Bossiaea halophila J.H.Ross
  • Bossiaea heterophylla Vent.
  • Bossiaea kiamensis Benth.
  • Bossiaea lenticularis DC.
  • Bossiaea leptacantha E.Pritz.
  • Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.
  • Bossiaea modesta J.H Ross
  • Bossiaea neo-anglica F. Muell.
  • Bossiaea obcordata (Vent.) Druce
  • Bossiaea oligosperma A.T.Lee
  • Bossiaea ornata Benth.
  • Bossiaea oxyclada Turcz.
  • Bossiaea peduncularis Turcz.
  • Bossiaea praetermissa J.H.Ross
  • Bossiaea preissii Meissner
  • Bossiaea prostrata R. Br.
  • Bossiaea pulchella Meissner
  • Bossiaea rhombifolia DC.
  • Bossiaea riparia Benth.
  • Bossiaea rosmarinifolia Lindl.
  • Bossiaea rufa R. Br.
  • Bossiaea rupicola Benth.
  • Bossiaea scolopendria (Andrews) Sm.
  • Bossiaea scortechinii F.Muell.
  • Bossiaea spinescens Meissner
  • Bossiaea spinosa (Turcz.) Domin
  • Bossiaea stephensonii F.Muell.
  • Bossiaea walkeri F.Muell.
  • Bossiaea webbii F.Muell.

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