Gastrolobium coriaceum

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Gastrolobium coriaceum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Gastrolobium
Species:
G. coriaceum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium coriaceum
Synonyms

Callistachys tetragonaTurcz.
Callistachys coriacea(Sm.) Kuntze
Callistachys ovalifolia(Meisn.) Siebert & Voss
Chorizema coriaceumSm.
Oxylobium capitatum var. ternifoliumMeisn.
Oxylobium coriaceum(Sm.) C.A.Gardner
Oxylobium ovalifoliumMeisn
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 . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. 1 2 Chandler, G. T.; M.D. Crisp; L.W. Cayzer & 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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