''Dillwynia'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family
, and is
endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are shrubs with simple leaves and yellow or red and yellow flowers similar to others in the family.
Description
Plants in the genus ''Dillwynia'' are shrubs with simple leaves that are linear, needle-shaped leaves with a groove along the upper surface or triangular in cross-section. The flowers are yellow or red and yellow and usually arranged singly or in small groups in leaf axils or on the ends of branchlets. The upper two of five
sepal lobes are joined in a single "lip", the
standard petal is broader than long, and the
keel is no longer than the
wings. The
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s are free from each other, the
ovary
The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the body. ...
is on a short stalk and the fruit is a more or less
sessile pod
Pod or POD may refer to:
Biology
* Pod (fruit), a type of fruit of a flowering plant
* Husk or pod of a legume
* Pod of whales or other marine mammals
* "-pod", a suffix meaning "foot" used in taxonomy
Electronics and computing
* Proper ort ...
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Taxonomy
The genus ''Dillwynia'' was first formally described in 1805 by
James Edward Smith in ''Annals of Botany''.
The name ''Dillwynia'' honours
Lewis Weston Dillwyn "whose scientific labours respecting the genus ''Conferva'', as well as his knowledge in other abstruse parts of botany, merit such a memorial".
Species list
The following is a list of ''Dillwynia'' species accepted by the
Australian Plant Census and
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
as at May 2021:
* ''
Dillwynia acerosa''
S.Moore
Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist.
Biography
Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then wo ...
(W.A.)
* ''
Dillwynia acicularis''
DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
(N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia brunioides''
Meisn. – sandstone parrot-pea (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia cinerascens''
R.Br. — grey parrot-pea (S.A., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
* ''
Dillwynia crispii''
Jobson & P.H.Weston (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia dillwynioides''
(Meisn.) Druce (W.A.)
* ''
Dillwynia divaricata''
(Turcz.
Nikolai Stepanovich Turczaninow ( ru , Николай Степанович Турчанинов, 1796 in Nikitovka, now in Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia – 1863 in Kharkov) was a Russian botanist and plant collector who ...
) Benth. (W.A.)
* ''
Dillwynia elegans''
Endl.
Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804, Pressburg, Bratislava (Pozsony) – 28 March 1849, Vienna) was an Austrian Empire, Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botan ...
(N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia floribunda''
Sm. (Qld., N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia glaberrima''
Sm. — smooth parrot-pea (S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
* ''
Dillwynia glaucula''
Jobson & P.H.Weston (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia hispida''
Lindl. – red parrot-pea (S.A., N.S.W., Vic.)
* ''
Dillwynia juniperina''
Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. – prickly parrotpea (N.S.W., Vic.)
* ''
Dillwynia laxiflora''
Benth. (W.A.)
* ''
Dillwynia oreodoxa''
Blakeley – Grampians parrot-pea (Vic.)
* ''
Dillwynia palustris''
Jobson & P.H.Weston (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia parvifolia
''Dillwynia parvifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a spreading to erect shrub with twisted, narrow oblong leaves and yellow flowers with red markings.
Description
''Dillwynia ...
''
R.Br. ex Sims (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia phylicoides''
A.Cunn. – small-leaf parrot-pea (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic.)
* ''
Dillwynia prostrata''
Blakeley — matted parrot-pea (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic.)
* ''
Dillwynia pungens''
( Sweet) J.B.Mackay ex Benth. (W.A.)
* ''
Dillwynia ramosissima''
Benth. – bushy parrot-pea (N.S.W., Vic.)
* ''
Dillwynia retorta''
( J.C.Wendl.) Druce (Qld., N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia rudis''
Sieber ex DC. (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia rupestris''
Jobson & P.H.Weston (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia sericea''
A.Cunn. — showy parrot-pea (S.A., Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.)
* ''
Dillwynia sieberi''
Steud. – Sieber's parrot-pea (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic.)
* ''
Dillwynia stipulifera''
Blakeley (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia tenuifolia''
DC. (N.S.W.)
* ''
Dillwynia uncinata''
(Turcz.) J.M.Black
John McConnell Black (28 April 1855 – 2 December 1951) was a Scottish botanist who emigrated to Australia in 1877 and eventually documented and illustrated thousands of flora in South Australia in the early 20th century. His publications assi ...
– silky parrot-pea (W.A., S.A., Vic.)
Distribution
Species of ''Dillwynia'' occur in all Australian states and the Australian Capital Territory, but not the Northern Territory.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q664671
Fabales of Australia
Fabaceae genera