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Bossiaea rufa

Bossiaea rufa R.Br.

Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1812), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 4: 267
TYPE:   "Nat. of the South-West Coast of New Holland. Robert Brown, Esq."
COMMENT:   Index Kewensis gives p. 266 in error.
Taxonomic Synonyms:

Bossiaea paucifolia Benth. ;  Bentham, G. in Lindley, J. (1841) Miscellaneous Notices. Edward's Botanical Register 27: 53, no. 108

Bossiaea virgata Hook. ;  Hooker, W.J. (1842) Bossiaea virgata. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 69: 3986, pl. 3986

Bossiaea rufa var. virgata (Hook.) Benth. ;  Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 166

Bossiaea rufa var. normalis Benth. ;  Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 166

Ross, J.H. (1994) Notes on Western Australian Bossiaea species (Fabaceae): 2. Muelleria 8(2): 213, fig. 1 (map)
LECTO:   King Georges Sound, Western Australia, R.Brown 4831 (BM, the three pieces of plant material mounted on the right hand side of the sheet here selected as the lectotype).
Nomenclatural Synonyms:

Bossiaea rufa var. normalis Benth. ;  Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 166
taxonomic Synonyms:

Bossiaea paucifolia Benth. ;  Bentham, G. in Lindley, J. (1841) Miscellaneous Notices. Edward's Botanical Register 27: 53, no. 108

Bossiaea virgata Hook. ;  Hooker, W.J. (1842) Bossiaea virgata. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 69: 3986, pl. 3986

Bossiaea rufa var. virgata (Hook.) Benth. ;  Bentham, G. (1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 166