Neptunia dimorphantha

Neptunia dimorphantha, commonly known as sensitive plant, is a trailing perennial plant from Australia in the legume family Fabaceae. It produces yellow flowers between July and November.[2][3]

Neptunia dimorphantha
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N. dimorphantha
Binomial name
Neptunia dimorphantha
Synonyms
  • Neptunia dimorphantha var. clementii Domin
  • Neptunia dimorphantha var. dimorphantha Domin

The species was first formally described by Czech botanist Karel Domin in 1930 in Bibliotheca Botanica, based on a collection in Queensland.[4]

References

  1. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  2. "Neptunia dimorphantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Neptunia dimorphantha Domin". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  4. "Neptunia dimorphantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-05-30.


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