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Latrobea
Sign in to saveLatrobea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes eight species of shrubs endemic to Southwest Australia. Typical habitats include forest, woodland, and heathland on sandy soils and swampy areas in higher-rainfall areas of the far southwest. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plant is named after Charles Joseph La Trobe.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Latrobea is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and Angiosperms.
Vinony files it under Endemic flora of Southwest Australia, Fabaceae genera and Fabales of Australia.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MEL, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mirbelieae
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- Latrobea
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Latrobea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes eight species of shrubs endemic to Southwest Australia. Typical habitats include forest, woodland, and heathland on sandy soils and swampy areas in higher-rainfall areas of the far southwest. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plant is named after Charles Joseph La Trobe.
==Species== Latrobea comprises the following species: Latrobea brunonis (Benth.) Meissner Latrobea colophon Latrobea diosmifolia (Benth.) Benth. Latrobea genistoides (Meissner) Meissner Latrobea hirtella (Turcz.) Benth. Latrobea pinnaculum Latrobea recurva Latrobea tenella (Meissner) Benth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Latrobea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.