''Alysicarpus schomburgkii'' is a species of pea (family
) found in Australia, in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, and
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. It was first described in 1926 by
Anton Schindler
Anton Felix Schindler (13 June 1795 in Medlov – 16 January 1864 in Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main)) was an Austrian law clerk and associate, secretary, and early biographer of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Life
Schindler moved to Vienna in 1813 to st ...
from four specimens: two collected at
Port Darwin
Port Darwin is the port in Darwin, Northern Territory, in northern Australia. The port has operated in a number of locations, including Stokes Hill Wharf, Cullen Bay and East Arm Wharf. In 2015, a 99-year lease was granted to the Chinese-owned ...
oneby
Schomburgk, one by
Foelsche) and the others from north Queensland .
Description
''Alysicarpus schomburgkii'' is an annual herb growing to a height of 1 m. The leaves have minute hooked and long simple hairs on their undersides but are without a covering on the upper surface. The leaf rachis is 2–4 mm long and the leaflets are elliptic at the base of the plant, changing to linear-and spear shaped at the apex. They are about 32–150 mm long by 2–7 mm wide. The inflorescence can be up to 370 mm long and has a covering of various kinds of hairs including yellowish resinous simple hairs, septate glandular hairs, hooked hairs and
colleters. The flower bracts are 4–6 mm long by about. 2.5 mm wide. The flower stalks are 3–8 mm long. The calyx tube is 1–2 mm long and has narrowly elliptic lobes. The corolla is yellow to yellow-orange. Ovules 3–5. The pod becomes dark grey with age, and is constricted between the seeds, and densely covered with
colleters and minute hooked hairs. The seeds are yellow-brown, and elliptic to rhomboidal in shape.
Distribution
In Western Australia it is found in the
IBRA regions
The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) is a biogeographic regionalisation of Australia developed by the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities. It was devel ...
of
Central Kimberley
The Central Kimberley, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the central Kimberley region of Western Australia, comprising an area of . ,
Dampierland
Dampierland is an interim Australian bioregion in Western Australia.[IBRA Version 6.1](_blank)
, and
Northern Kimberley
The Northern Kimberley, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia,[Arnhem Coast
The Arnhem Coast, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory,](_blank)[IBR ...](_blank)
, Arnhem Plateau, Cape York Peninsula,
Central Arnhem
The Central Arnhem, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory,[ ...](_blank)
, Daly Basin,
Darwin Coastal
The Darwin Coastal, an IBRA bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory of Australia.[IBR ...](_blank)
,
Gulf Fall and Uplands
The Gulf Fall and Uplands, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and Queensland, , Northern Kimberley,
Ord Victoria Plain
The Ord Victoria Plain, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, comprising . , Pine Creek, Tiwi Cobourg, and
Victoria Bonaparte
The Victoria Bonaparte, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, .
Habitat
It is found in well-drained, often skeletal soils.
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References
External links
''Alysicarpus schomburgkii'' occurrence data
from GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ...
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