Four new species related to Bossiaea bracteosa F.Muell. ex Benth. in south-eastern Australia

Bossiaea bracteosa F.Muell. ex Benth. has long been regarded as a widely distributed shrub, occurring in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Most of its Populations, however, are highly localised, poorly represented in herbaria and Occur in disparate habitats. Following re-examination of herbarium collections and further collecting of isolated populations in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, four species are here described as new: B. bombayensis K.L.McDougall, B. fragrans K.L.McDougall, B. grayi K.L.McDougall, and B. milesiae K.L.McDougall. The circumscription of Bossiaea bracteosa is emended and is here regarded as a Victorian endemic.