Daviesia filipes Benth. subsp. terminalis Crisp & G.Chandler, 2017

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

59b. Daviesia filipes Benth. subsp. terminalis Crisp & G.Chandler , subsp. nov.

Differs from subsp. filipes in having terminal inflorescences, which are due to the suppression of the phyllodes, and can be simple or compound, appearing racemose or even paniculate, with 1 or more flowers. Simple inflorescences are also present in lower phyllodes axils, as in subsp. filipes .

Type: QUEENSLAND: Cook: Davies Creek Gorge , 16 km E of Mareeba , 4.5 km along Davies Creek Road from Kennedy Highway , 16°59’S, 145°33’E, I. R. Telford 12046, 7 July 1994. Holotype: CBG; isotypes: AD, BISH, BRI, MEL, NSW, QRS.

Shrubs to 1.5 m tall. Phyllodes narrow-ovate to -elliptic or -oblong, occasionally broader, apex acuminate, pungent, base cuneate to rounded, 8–14 × 2–6 mm; hispid (rarely glabrous). Unit inflorescences 1 per axil, 1(–3)-flowered; terminal, compound, raceme- or umbel-like, 1–5-flowered inflorescences, are also present due to the suppression of the uppermost phyllodes; peduncles 0.5–9 mm long. Pedicels 4–8 mm long. Calyx with upper 2 lobes united higher than the lower 3, triangular; lower 3 lobes triangular. Corolla : standard slightly auriculate. ( Fig. 59D ).

Flowering period:— April to September. Fruiting period: April to September.

Distribution:— Queensland, drier slopes of the ranges in the wet tropics (e.g. Davies Creek and Windsor Tableland).

Selected specimens (11 examined):— QUEENSLAND. Cook: Top of Wild River Gorge [near] Ravenshoe , 17°36’S, 145°29’E, M. E . Clements 1665, 16 July 1979 ( CBG); Stannary Hills, 17°19’S, 145°13’E, T. L . Bancroft s.n., August 1908 ( BRI AQ0259595 ); Davies Creek falls , ca. 17°01’S, 145°35’E, I. B . Staples 100874/4, 10 August 1974 ( QRS 509 ) .

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Figures

FIGURE 59. Daviesia filipes subsp. filipes. A. Fertile branchlet. B. Flower. C. Pod. Daviesia filipes subsp. terminalis. D. Phyllode that is glabrous except along nerves. A–C from Crisp 2747; D from Staples 100874/4. Drawn by B-J. Osborne.