Biology:Aotus gracillima
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Short description: Species of legume
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Aotus |
| Species: | A. gracillima
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| Aotus gracillima | |
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Aotus gracilis Loudon | |
Aotus gracillima is a shrub in the family Fabaceae,[4] native to Western Australia.[3]
It is a slender upright shrub, growing to heights from 60 cm to 3 m, on peaty sand and sandy clays, in swamps and flats that are wet in the winter. The flowers are yellow and red brown, and seen from August to December.[4]
The species was first described in 1844 by Carl Meissner.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aotus gracillima Meisn.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/96379.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meisner, C.D.F. (1844). Lehmann, J.G.C.. ed. "Leguminosae". Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 59. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/498232.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aotus gracillima Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:474815-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aotus gracillima". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3688.
Wikidata ☰ Q15524424 entry
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