Gompholobium simplicifolium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Gompholobium |
| Species: | G. simplicifolium
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Gompholobium simplicifolium is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae and is endemic arid part of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is an erect or spreading shrub with cylindrical leaves and orange-yellow, pea-like flowers.
Description
[edit]Gompholobium simplicifolium is an erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.5 m (7.9 in – 4 ft 11.1 in) and has hairy stems. The leaves are cylindrical, arranged in opposite pairs, 1.7–4.2 mm (0.067–0.165 in) long, 0.6–2 mm (0.024–0.079 in) wide and hairy. The flowers are orange-yellow, each flower on a hairy pedicel about 1 mm (0.039 in) long with hairy bracteoles 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long. The sepals are 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long, the standard petal about 8–9.5 mm (0.31–0.37 in) long, the wings 8.5–10.2 mm (0.33–0.40 in) long and the keel about 10.5 mm (0.41 in) long. Flowering occurs from May to December and the fruit is a cylindrical pod.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was first formally described in 1896 by Ferdinand von Mueller and Ralph Tate, who gave it the name Burtonia simplicifolium in Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia.[4][5] In 1987, Michael Crisp changed the name to Gompholobium simplicifolium.[6] The specific epithet (simplicifolium) means "simple-leaved".[7]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This gompholobium grows in sandy soil on dunes and sandplains in the Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara and Tanami biogeographic regions of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]Gompholobium shuttleworthii is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gompholobium simplicifolium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Gompholobium simplicifolium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna; Chapman, Alex R. (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 433. ISBN 0646401009.
- ^ "Burtonia simplicifolium". APNI. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand; Tate, Ralph (1896). "Botany. Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams". Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia. 16 (3): 348–349. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Gompholobium simplicifolium". APNI. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 308. ISBN 9780958034180.