Hovea elliptica DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Hovea elliptica DC.

Summary

Genus:

Hovea

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Brongniartieae

Nomen number:

19382

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:115. 1825

Comment:

probably based on Poiretia elliptica Sm., but not definitely indicated

Verified:

02/11/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Poiretia elliptica Sm.

No images

Reference(s)

Green, J. W. Census of the vascular plants of Western Australia. 1985
Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Lange, R. T. 1959. Additions to the known nodulating species of Leguminosae. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek J. Microbiol. Serol. 25:272-276.

Common names

English
tree hovea –

Distribution

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

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19382. Accessed 14 June 2026.