Almaleea capitata

Almaleea capitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Almaleea
Species:
A. capitata
Binomial name
Almaleea capitata
(J.H.Willis) Crisp & P.H.Weston

Almaleea capitata commonly known as slender parrot pea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small procumbent or upright shrub with clusters of yellow flowers and grows in New South Wales and Victoria.

Description

Almaleea capitata is a slender, procumbent or upright shrub to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) high with stems moderately covered with flattened, short, soft hairs. The leaves are variable, oblong to elliptic or linear, 3–9 mm (0.12–0.35 in) long, 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) wide, margins usually rolled inward, lower surface warty and ending in a point at the apex. Bracts 2–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long, sometimes stiff and pointed, outer bracts oval to broadly oval shaped, smooth or with occasional hairs, inner bracts oval-shaped and moderately hairy. Calyx 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, flowers in dense clusters of 4-10, pedicels 1–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long, floral tube sparsely hairy, yellow standard petal 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long. Flowering occurs in December and the fruit is a 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long pod.


Taxonomy and naming

This species was described in 1957 by James Hamlyn Willis who gave it the name Dillwynia capitata. In 1991 Michael Crisp and P.H.Weston changed the name to Almaleea capitata and the description was published in Telopea.The specific epithet (capitata) is in reference to the "flower heads".

Distribution and habitat

Almaleea capitata usually grows on granite in swampy heath in subalpine locations in New South Wales and Victoria.

References

  1. ↑ "Almaleea capitata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Weston, P.H.; Crisp, M.D. "Almaleea capitata". PlantNET-New South Wales Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Stajsic, Val. "Almaleea capitata". VICFLORA-flora of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Crisp, Michael; Willis, J.H. (1991). "Almaleea capitata". Telopea. 4 (2): 310. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Almaleea capitata". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Perrin, Don (2018). Dictionary of Botanical Names (2nd ed.). Queensland: J T Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780648358701.