Recent work on Bossiaea Vent. (Fabaceae) of Western Australia includes a full conspectus by Ross (2006), two further new species by Barrett and Barrett (2015) and a review by Keighery (2018) of the B. eriocarpa Benth. and B. ornata (Lindl.) Benth. group, including the resurrection of two species from synonymy and the description of a new species. Currently there are 42 described species in Western Australia and two phrase-named taxa (Western Australian Herbarium 1998-), of which B. sp. Frankland (E.M. Sandiford EMS 896) was described and illustrated by Ross (2006) but not formally named given the paucity of available material. Further study of this taxon in the field and herbarium has convinced us that it is a distinct species that merits formal description.
Lambertiarariflora subsp. lutea (Proteaceae): revised geographical distribution and habitat notes Lambertia rariflora subsp. lutea Hnatiuk is a recently described tall shrub or small tree from the Walpole Region, south western Australia (Hnatiuk 1995). At the time of its original description the taxon was known from only two collections, habitat details were few, and information on abundance and geographical distribution inadequate. Consequently it has been considered to be possibly rare. As part of our work on a Recovery Plan for the rare, endangered and conservation priority flora of the Department of Conservation and Land Management's Southern Forest Region (Hearn etal. in prep.), we undertook a field survey of L. rariflora subsp. lutea. The results are reported here ahead of the Recovery Plan in order to improve the available published information on the species as soon as possible.
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