Latrobea Explained

Latrobea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes eight species of shrubs endemic to Southwest Australia. Typical habitats include forest, woodland, and heathland on sandy soils and swampy areas in higher-rainfall areas of the far southwest. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plant is named after Charles Joseph La Trobe.^[1]

Species

Latrobea comprises the following species:^{[2] [3]}

• Latrobea brunonis (Benth.) Meissner
• Latrobea colophon
• Latrobea diosmifolia (Benth.) Benth.
• Latrobea genistoides (Meissner) Meissner
• Latrobea hirtella (Turcz.) Benth.
• Latrobea pinnaculum
• Latrobea recurva
• Latrobea tenella (Meissner) Benth.

Notes and References

1. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Volume 2 Pae 1431 By Umberto Quattrocchi
2. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Latrobea . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 28 January 2017.
3. Web site: GRIN species records of Latrobea . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 28 January 2017.