''Platylobium infecundum'' is a shrub species that is

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, 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 first formally described in 2011. The

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was collected from

Heathmont Heathmont is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maroondah local government area. Heathmont recorded a population of 9,933 at the 2021 census. Histor ...

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infecundum Fabales of Australia Flora of Victoria (Australia) Plants described in 2011 {{Australia-rosid-stub