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Cajanus lanuginosus Maesen

Reference
Agric.Univ.Wageningen Pap. 85-4:137-139, Fig. 16 (1986)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Erect, shrub, spindly shrub (broom-like). Stems terete, not spiny, hairy; pustules or glands absent. Leaves or phylloclades clearly present, compound, alternate, continuous with stem, 105 mm long, hairy, with simple hairs, flat with flat margins; margins entire; tubercles absent, pinnately arranged, terminal leaflet present, stalked; pustules or glands absent. Stipules present and persistent to older leaves. Bracteoles absent. Corolla uniformly coloured, yellow. Fruit 30-35 mm long, 8-10 mm wide, constricted between the seeds, flat or compressed, glabrous. Flowers in November. Occurs in the Northern Botanical Province, in the Ord-Victorian-Plain IBRA regions.

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 24 October 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Ord Victoria Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Halls Creek.