Daviesia asperula Crisp subsp. asperula

Crisp, Michael D., Cayzer, Lindy, Chandler, Gregory T. & Cook, Lyn G., 2017, A monograph of Daviesia (Mirbelieae, Faboideae, Fabaceae), Phytotaxa 300 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

63a. Daviesia asperula Crisp subsp. asperula

References: Crisp (1982b: 55), Crisp (1995: 1174), Craigie (2015: 28).

Phyllodes subulate, compressed or subterete, recurved only near base, tapering from base to apex, 1–1.5 mm broad. ( Fig. 63A– C ).

Distribution:— South Australia, mainly on Kangaroo Island, with one or two outliers on the southern Eyre Peninsula and a single record from Waitpinga on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Selected specimens (33 examined):— SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Eyre Peninsula: Warunda, 34°29’S, 135°41’E, Herb. S. A . White s.n., 9 October 1909 ( AD 97923312 ). Kangaroo Island: Near estuary of Harriet River , Vivonne Bay , 35°59’S, 137°11’E, L. T . Choo 13, 16 January 1970 ( CANB); Ropers Flat, between Aerodrome and Big Gums, G . Jackson 73, 9 October 1960 ( AD); Kelly Hill Caves, 35°58’S, 136°54’S, A. G . Spooner 6068, 7 October 1978 ( AD); Dudley Peninsula, 0.5 km E of Cape Hart turn-off on Sapphiretown – Cape Willoughby road, 35°50’S, 138°01’E, J. G . West 1263, 22 December 1975 ( CANB). Lofty South: Fleurieu Peninsula, Waitpinga , 35°36’S, 138°29’E, J. G . Fraser s.n., 18 October 1955 ( AD 97622007 ) .

Figures

FIGURE 63. Daviesia asperula subsp. asperula. A, B. Seed, lateral (L) and hilar (R) view. C. Phyllode. Daviesia asperula subsp. obliqua. D. Flowering branchlet. E. Phyllode. F. Pod. G. Calyx opened out, upper lobes at left. H–L. Intermediate between subspecies. H. Flowering branchlet. I. Inflorescence. J. Standard. K. Wing. L. Keel. A, B from Choo 13; C from Phillips s.n. (CBG 21582), D, G from Whibley 1944; E from P.G. Wilson 357; F from Brown s.n. (MEL 80939); H–L from Donner 2094. Drawn by A.L. Prowse and M.D. Crisp. Adapted from Crisp (1980a) with permission from the Board of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.