Platylobium obtusangulum

Common flat-pea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
(unranked):	Mirbelioids
Genus:	Platylobium
Species:	P. obtusangulum
Binomial name
	Platylobium obtusangulum; Hook.
Synonyms
	Platylobium macrocalyx Meisn.; Platylobium obtusangulum var. spinulosum J.H.Willis

Platylobium obtusangulum, the common flat-pea, is a shrub that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium.

The species is an erect or straggling shrub that can grow up to 1 metre in height. The leaves are variable in shape and their length ranges from 1 to 3 cm.[1]

The flowers appear in spring. These are yellow with a red centre and are supported by short pedicels that are concealed by a series of overlapping bracts. The pods which follow are 14 to 25 mm in length and 10 to 14 mm in width.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1833 in Botanical Magazine[2]

This species is found in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.

References

Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 978-1876473143.
"Platylobium obtusangulum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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[Corrick-1] Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 978-1876473143.

[APNI-2] "Platylobium obtusangulum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 May 2012.