Aotus gracillima

Aotus gracillima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Aotus
Species:	A. gracillima
Binomial name
	Aotus gracillima; Meisn.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
	Aotus gracilis Loudon; Aotus gracillima var. unicinata Meisn.; Dillwynia gracillima (Meisn.) F.Muell.

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

"Aotus gracillima Meisn". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
Meisner, C.D.F. (1844). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Leguminosae". Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 59.
"Aotus gracillima Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
"Aotus gracillima". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

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[APNI-1] "Aotus gracillima Meisn". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.

[meisn-2] Meisner, C.D.F. (1844). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Leguminosae". Plantae Preissianae 1(1): 59.

[powo-3] "Aotus gracillima Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[florabase-4] "Aotus gracillima". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.