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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Gyrostemonaceae |
| Genus: | Gyrostemon |
| Species: | G. subnudus
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| 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]
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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gyrostemon subnudus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c Baillon, H.E. (1873). "PHYTOLACCACÉES". Histoire des Plantes. 4: 42.
- ^ Klotzsch, J.F. (1848). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Euphorbiaceae". Plantae Preissianae. 2 ((2-3)): 229.
- ^ "AVH: Gyrostemon subnudus occurrence data". avh.ala.org. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.