Chorizema ilicifolium
Chorizema ilicifolium, commonly known as the holly flame pea,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an upright to spreading small shrub with yellowish-orange and red pea flowers occurring from July to October. It is endemic to Western Australia where it grows on sand dunes and hills along the south-west coastline.
| Chorizema ilicifolium | |
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| Chorizema ilicifolium in Waychinicup National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Chorizema |
| Species: | C. ilicifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Chorizema ilicifolium | |
Taxonomy and naming
Holly flame pea was first formally described in 1800 by Jacques Labillardière and the description was published in Relation du Voyage a la Recherche de la Perouse.[3][4]The specific epithet (ilicifolium) means "holly leaved ".[5]
References
- "Chorizema ilicifolium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- "Chorizema ilicifolium Labill". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Chorizema ilicifolium". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- Labillardière, Jacques (1800). Relation du Voyage a la Recherche de la Perouse. Paris: H.J Jansen. pp. 404–405. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780958034180.
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