Hovea magnibractea
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| Hovea magnibractea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Hovea |
| Species: | H. magnibractea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hovea magnibractea | |
Hovea magnibractea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly oblong to lorate (strap-shaped)[2] leaves, and mauve and yellow, pea-like flowers.
Hovea magnibractea is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in), its branchlets densely covered with short brown hairs. The leaves are oblong to linear, lance-shaped or strap-shaped, 30–80 mm (1.2–3.1 in) long and 4–9 mm (0.16–0.35 in) wide with stipules 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long at the base. The flowers are often arranged in groups of two, each flower on a pedicel 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long. The flowers have egg-shaped bracts 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and similar bracteoles at the base. The sepals are 4.5–7 mm (0.18–0.28 in) long and joined at the base, forming a tube 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long, the upper lip about 3.5 mm (0.14 in) wide. The petals are mauve, the standard petal 7.5–10 mm (0.30–0.39 in) long with a yellow base, the wings 2.0–3.6 mm (0.079–0.142 in) wide and the keel shorter than the wings. Flowering occurs from September to December and the fruit is a sessile pod.[3][4]