Streblorrhiza speciosa

Streblorrhiza speciosa was a perennial shrub endemic to Phillip Island. A species of legume in the Fabaceae family, and the sole species of this genus, it is now presumed extinct.

Streblorrhiza speciosa was a perennial shrub endemic to Phillip Island. A species of legume in the Fabaceae family, and the sole species of this genus, it is now presumed extinct. The plant was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1833, using two specimens collected by Ferdinand Bauer as the type for a new monotypic genus. One of these is the only known fruiting specimen. More