''Platylobium alternifolium'', commonly known as Victorian flat-pea, is a shrub species that is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Australia . It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus ''

Platylobium ''Platylobium'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Fabaceae. Native to south eastern Australia, they occur in a range of habitats of the coastal regions. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith, and is closely allied to '' Boss ...

''. The species was formally described in 1883 by Victorian Government Botanist

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vic ...

based on plant material collected at Mount William, Mount Disappointment and Ben Nevis.

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alternifolium Fabales of Australia Flora of Tasmania Plants described in 1883 Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{Australia-rosid-stub