Daviesia obovata

Daviesia obovata (common name - Paddle-leaf Daviesia) is an endangered species in the Fabaceae family,[1] native to the south-west of Western Australia.[2]

Daviesia obovata

Declared rare (DEC)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Daviesia
Species:
D. obovata
Binomial name
Daviesia obovata

Taxonomy

D. obovata was first described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow.[3][4]

Conservation status

It is declared an "endangered" species under the commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act,[1] and "rare"[2] under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and now under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.[5] A major threat is from dieback due to Phytophthora cinnamomi (Phytophthora dieback).,[1][6] and from bushfires.[1]

References
  1. Department of the Environment (2020). "Species Profile and Threats Database: Daviesia obovata — Stirling Range Daviesia". www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Department of the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. "Daviesia obovata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Daviesia obovata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (1853). "Papilionaceae. Podalyrieae et Loteae Australasicae Non-Nullae, Hucusque non Descriptae". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 26 (1): 261.
  5. "Threatened plants - Parks and Wildlife Service". www.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. "Invasive Species Compendium: Daviesia pseudaphylla". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 20 April 2020.


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