''Platylobium triangulare '', commonly known as ivy flat-pea, is a shrub species that is

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to 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 1812 by botanist Robert Brown in ''

Hortus Kewensis ''Hortus Kewensis, or a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew'' by William Aiton was a 1789 catalogue of all the plant species then in cultivation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which constituted the vast majori ...

''. The

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was collected in

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by Brown. The species has often been misidentified as ''

Platylobium obtusangulum ''Platylobium obtusangulum'', the common flat-pea, is a shrub that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus ''Platylobium''. The species is an erect or straggling shrub that can grow up to 1 metre in hei ...

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triangulare Fabales of Australia Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (Australia) Plants described in 1812 {{Australia-rosid-stub