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Ptychosema Benth. 1839 2 spp. Australia, distribution very disjunct (1 sp. in south-western W Australia, the other in the SW corner of the N Territory and in the arid interior of N New South Wales) From ptycho (Gk.: a fold) and sema (Gk.: a standard), apparently in reference to the deeply notched apex of the standard petal Shrubs; subtropical and mediterranean shrubland, favouring sandy soils Reference(s): Lee (1973); Crisp in Jessop (1981: 152); Weber (1986: 695 - 696); James in Harden (2002: 517) Distinguished from other genera in Bossiaeeae by the imparipinnate leaves with opposite leaflets © J. H. Ross | Ptychosema anomalum, Uluru, Central Australia |
Ptychosema
anomalum, |
Ptychosema
anomalum, |