Hovea tholiformis

Hovea tholiformis is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to eastern Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblong or strap-like leaves, groups of two or three mauve pea flowers, and densely hairy, sessile pods.

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Hovea tholiformis is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and is covered with grey, coiled hairs. The leaves are narrowly elliptic or narrowly oblong, narrowly lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, to strap-shaped, 30–60 mm (1.2–2.4 in) long and 4–8.5 mm (0.16–0.33 in) wide on a petiole 3–5.5 mm (0.12–0.22 in) long. The upper surface of the leaves is more or less smooth and the edges are curved downwards. There are stipules 0.8–1.0 mm (0.031–0.039 in) long at the base of the petioles. The flowers are mostly borne in groups of two or three on a peduncle 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 1.0–2.5 mm (0.039–0.098 in) long, with egg-shaped bracts and bracteoles 0.8–1.5 mm (0.031–0.059 in) long at the base. The sepals are 3.5–4.8 mm (0.14–0.19 in) long and joined at the base, forming a tube 2.2–2.7 mm (0.087–0.106 in) long, the upper lip about 3 mm (0.12 in) wide. The petals are mauve, the standard petal 7.5–8.3 mm (0.30–0.33 in) long with a central white "flare", the wings 3.0–3.8 mm (0.12–0.15 in) wide. Flowering occurs from June to August and the pods are densely hairy and sessile.