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Dillwynia crispii

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Dillwynia crispii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dillwynia
Species:
D. crispii
Binomial name
Dillwynia crispii

Dillwynia crispii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Morton National Park in eastern New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with glabrous, linear leaves and yellow flowers with red markings.

Description

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Dillwynia crispii is an erect, single-stemmed shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–2.5 m (2 ft 0 in – 8 ft 2 in) with silky hairs between prominent leaf scars. The leaves are more or less erect, linear, sometimes triangular in cross-section, 10–18 mm (0.39–0.71 in) long with a longitudinal groove on the upper surface. The flowers are usually arranged in pairs in leaf axils on a peduncle 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long with bracts and bracteoles 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long. The sepals are pinkish or reddish, 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long and glabrous and the standard petal is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long and yellow with red markings.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

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Dillwynia crispii was first formally described in 1999 by Peter C. Jobson and Peter H. Weston in the journal Telopea from specimens they collected near Nerriga.[5] The specific epithet (crispii) honours Michael Crisp of the Australian National University.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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This dillwynia grows in woodland with a dense understorey, usually near cliffs and is endemic to Morton National Park.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dillwynia crispii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dillwynia crispii". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dillwynia crispii". Lucid Keys. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Jobson, Peter C.; Weston, Peter H. (1999). "Two new species of Dillwynia (Fabaceae:Mirbelieae) from the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales". Telopea. 8 (3): 363–366. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Dillwynia crispii". APNI. Retrieved 27 May 2021.