Swainsona oroboides F. Muell. ex Benth. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Swainsona oroboides F. Muell. ex Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Swainsona

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Galegeae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

437040

Place of publication:

Fl. austral. 2:222. 1864

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature

Verified:

11/07/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Swainsona oroboides F. Muell. ex Benth. subsp. oroboides (0 active accession[s])

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

No images

Reference(s)

Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland. 1990 351 pp.
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).
Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. Flora of south-eastern Queensland. 1983-1989
Thompson, J. 1993. A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5:514-516.

Common names

English
kneed swainsona –
variable swainsona –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South 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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=437040. Accessed 29 April 2026.