Gyrostemon subnudus

Gyrostemon subnudus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. It was first described as Amperea subnuda in 1848 by Nees von Esenbeck, and transferred to the genus, Gyrostemon in 1873 by Henri Ernest Baillon.

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

Description

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gyrostemon subnudus". Australian Plant Name Index, 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.