Templetonia drummondii
| Templetonia drummondii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Templetonia |
| Species: | T. drummondii
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| Binomial name | |
| Templetonia drummondii | |
Templetonia drummondii is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an upright, broom-like shrub with mostly yellow pea flowers.
Description
Templetonia drummondii is a small glabrous understory shrub with numerous prostrate stems up to 30 cm (12 in) long, stems with parallel ridges and more or less terete. Leaves have dense hairs in leaf axils, petiole up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long, lower leaves oval to almost egg-shaped, upper leaves larger, glabrous, pointed at the apex and veined on the lower surface The flowers are borne singly in leaf axils on pedicels up to 7.5 mm (0.30 in) long, upper lobes joined, lowest lobe longer, brownish or purple yellow, wings up to 10.5 mm (0.41 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to September and the fruit is a pod 1.8–2.8 cm (0.71–1.10 in) long and 0.85–1 cm (0.33–0.39 in) wide.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
Templetonia drummondii was first formally described in 1864 by George Bentham and the description was published in Flora Australiensis.[3][4]The specific epithet (drummondii) is in honour of James Drummond.[5]
Distribution and habitat
This species grows on lateritic soils and is endemic to Western Australia.[6]
References
- ^ "Templetonia drummondii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Bentham, George (1982). "Templetonia drummondii". Muelleria. 5 (1): 12. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Bentham, George (1864). Flora Australiensis (2 ed.). London: L.Reeve & co. p. 169.
- ^ "Templetonia drummondii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Perrin, Don (2018). Dictionary of Botanical Names (2nd ed.). Queensland: J T Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780648358701.
- ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna. "Templetonia drummondii". Florabase-the Western Australian flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 2 June 2025.