Labichea
Sign in to saveLabichea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 16 species of shrubs native to northern Australia – Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia. Typical habitats are tropical and seasonally-dry, and include rocky sandstone ravines, coastal sand dunes, desert, and semi-arid woodland and dry scrub, generally on granite or sandstone substrates. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toNorthern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
General: is nested within subtribe Dialiinae, with Labichea and Petalostylis
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Labichea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 16 species of shrubs native to northern Australia – Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia. Typical habitats are tropical and seasonally-dry, and include rocky sandstone ravines, coastal sand dunes, desert, and semi-arid woodland and dry scrub, generally on granite or sandstone substrates. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae.
The genus consists of the following species: Labichea brassii C.T.White & W.D.Francis Labichea buettneriana F.Muell. Labichea cassioides DC. Labichea deserticola J.H.Ross Labichea digitata Benth. Labichea eremaea C.A.Gardner Labichea lanceolata Benth. Labichea mulliganensis A.R.Bean Labichea nitida Benth. Labichea obtrullata J.H.Ross Labichea punctata Lindl. Labichea rossii N.Gibson Labichea rupestris Benth. Labichea saxicola J.H.Ross Labichea stellata J.H.Ross Labichea teretifolia C.A.Gardner