Gyrostemon subnudus

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Gyrostemon subnudus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Gyrostemonaceae
Genus: Gyrostemon
Species:
G. subnudus
Binomial name
Gyrostemon subnudus

Gyrostemon subnudus is a plant in the family, Gyrostemonaceae. [1] [2] It was first described as Amperea subnuda in 1848 by Nees von Esenbeck, [1] [3] and transferred to the genus, Gyrostemon in 1873 by Henri Ernest Baillon. [1] [2]

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It is native to the south-west of Western Australia. [4]

Description

Gyrostemon subnudus is a tangled, many branched shrub which grows up to 2 m. [5] The branchlets are slender and often leafless. [5] Old stems may be corky. [5] The leaves are scattered and terete, and about 10-35 mm long. [5] There are male and female flowers which are axillary and solitary. [5] The orange-brown seeds are round to oblong, and ridged. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gyrostemon subnudus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 3 Baillon, H.E. (1873). "PHYTOLACCACÉES". Histoire des Plantes. 4: 42.
  3. Klotzsch, J.F. (1848). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Euphorbiaceae". Plantae Preissianae. 2 ((2-3)): 229.
  4. "AVH: Gyrostemon subnudus occurrence data". avh.ala.org. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 A.S.George (2020). "Gyrostemon subnudus". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 21 March 2021.