The Victorian naturalist . rge-leaf Bush pea. This species is one of the most wide-spread in southern and eastern Vic-toria. It is a tall showy shrub, usually 2 to 3 metres high, which favourssheltered and rather moist sites, oftenunder tall timber. In drier areas suchas the Brisbane Range, be found on south-facing is not common in the Grampiansand is absent from north-westernareas. also occurs in NewSouth Wales, South Australia andTasmania. The flowers are in dense clusters atthe tips of the branches. They areclear yellow, except for the darkbrown keel.
The Victorian naturalist . rge-leaf Bush pea. This species is one of the most wide-spread in southern and eastern Vic-toria. It is a tall showy shrub, usually 2 to 3 metres high, which favourssheltered and rather moist sites, oftenunder tall timber. In drier areas suchas the Brisbane Range, be found on south-facing is not common in the Grampiansand is absent from north-westernareas. also occurs in NewSouth Wales, South Australia andTasmania. The flowers are in dense clusters atthe tips of the branches. They areclear yellow, except for the darkbrown keel. The standard is about12 mm wide and 8 mm high (withoutthe claw). The calyx is 8-10 mm long,with slender bracteoles 1 mm wide and 3 mm long inserted above the centreof the calyx tube, but not usuallyreaching the height of the calyx lobes(Fig. 2d). Calyx and pedicel are denselycovered with long, pale, silky broad, brown, obtuse bracts areoften split at the tips and have fine,silky appressed hairs at their base and. Fig. 3. The known distribution ofPultenaea daphnoides. along the mid-rib. Most bracts havefallen by the time the flowers are fullyopen. The leaves are obovate or cuneate,glabrous and paler on the under side,with sHghtly recurved margins. Themid vein is produced into a slendermucronate point. The dark brown tri-angular stipules are about 2 mm longand their bases often remain on thestem after the leaves have fallen. There is a good deal of variety inleaf size and shape (Fig. 2g) even onsingle plants. Most Victorian speci-mens have more obcordate leaves thanthe typical Port Jackson form. Willismentions a narrow-leaved form fromMts Ida and Korong, and two distinctleaf forms are reported to occur onWilsons Promontory but no collec-tions from the latter area have beenseen. Acknowledgements: I wish to thank the National Her-barium, Melbourne, for permission tostudy the collections and Dr Jim Ross,Senior Botanist, for advice and en-couragement. REFERENCES: Bentham,
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