Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Bossiaea sericea
Fabaceae Lindl.
Bossiaea sericea I.Thomps. , legitimate, scientific
Thompson, I.R. (9 July 2012), A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae). Muelleria 30(2): 119-120, Figs 2, 3 (map) BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Victoria. 11.8 km by road from Rocky Valley Dam wall towards Omeo, R.O.Makinson 920, 3.xii.1991; holotype: MEL 234474; isotype, BRI, CANB 9106346.
pro parte misapplication: Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn. legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 160
  • APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic
  • Etymology: "The epithet refers to the indumentum of the abaxial surface of the leaves (from Latin, sericeus, silky)."