Hovea longipes
Hovea longipes is a flowering plant in the pea family that grows only in north-eastern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree up to about 5 meters tall, with many hairs that are yellow, tan or grey, and red glandular spots near the leaves and flower clusters.
Leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, about 15–50 mm long and 5–20 mm wide, with no stipules.
Flowers are deep indigo-blue with a white center, usually in groups of two or three. The standard petal is 5–10 mm long and 5–11 mm wide; the wings are 6–8 mm and the keel 5–6 mm. Flowers appear from March to September. The fruit is a small irregular spherical pod, about 10–15 mm across.
This species was first described in 1837 by George Bentham and has also been called Hovea leiocarpa. It grows in rainforest, scrub and woodland on sandy soils from near Iron Range National Park in north Queensland to Lake Glenbawn in north-eastern New South Wales.
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