Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R. Br. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R. Br.

Summary

Genus:

Templetonia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Brongniartieae

Nomen number:

80136

Place of publication:

W. T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 4:269. 1812

Comment:

the generic treatment in Hortus kewensis is attributed to "Brown mss." so he is the author of the name fide Melbourne ICN Art. 46 Ex. 23

Verified:

05/12/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (4 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Rafnia retusa Vent.

No images

Reference(s)

Green, J. W. Census of the vascular plants of Western Australia. 1985
Harris, J. R. 1953. List of species of bacterial genus Rhizobium maintained in the type collection of C.S.I.R.O. Techn. Mem. Div. Soils C.S.I.R.O. 10/53:1-6.
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Marchant, N. G. et al. Flora of the Perth Region. 1987
Ross, J. H. 1982. A revision of the genus Templetonia R. Br. (Papilionaceae). Muelleria 5:3.

Common names

English
cockies'-tongue –
coralbush –
templetonia –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [South Australia, Western Australia]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=80136. Accessed 19 July 2025.