Bossiaea

Taxobox
name = "Bossiaea"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Bossiaea walkeri"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
tribus = Bossiaeeae
genus = "Bossiaea"
genus_authority = Vent.
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = See text

"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.

References

*APNI | name = "Bossiaea " Vent. | id = 7480
* [http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/Crisp/Mirbelieae/Bossiaea.html Fabaceae tribes Mirbelieae and Bossiaeeae: "Bossiaea"]
* [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Bossiaea&species~ ILDIS list of species]

External links

* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Bossiaea PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: "Bossiaea"]
*FloraBase | name = "Bossiaea"| id = 21543