Gastrolobium coriaceum

Gastrolobium coriaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gastrolobium
Species: G. coriaceum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium coriaceum
(Sm.) G.Chandler & Crisp [1]
Synonyms

Callistachys tetragona Turcz.
Callistachys coriacea (Sm.) Kuntze
Callistachys ovalifolia (Meisn.) Siebert & Voss
Chorizema coriaceum Sm.
Oxylobium capitatum var. ternifolium Meisn.
Oxylobium coriaceum (Sm.) C.A.Gardner
Oxylobium ovalifolium Meisn
Nemcia coriacea (Sm.) Domin
Podolobium coriaceum (Sm.) DC.

Gastrolobium coriaceum is a shrub species in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the south west of Western Australia.

The species has an upright form, growing up to 2 metres high. It produces orange flowers between September and October (spring) in the species native range.[2][3] The species is found in the area around Mount Manypeaks near Albany and eastwards along the south coast to Fitzgerald River National Park, with a separate population located to the west in the Whicher Range.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gastrolobium coriaceum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ↑ "Gastrolobium coriaceum". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  3. 1 2 Chandler, G. T., M.D. Crisp, L.W. Cayzer, and R.J. Bayer. (2002). "Monograph of Gastrolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae)" (PDF). Australian Systematic Botany 15 (5): 619–739. doi:10.1071/SB01010.
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