Gastrolobium rubrum

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Gastrolobium rubrum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Mirbelieae
Genus: Gastrolobium
Species: G. rubrum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium rubrum
Benth.[1]
Synonyms
  • Nemcia atropurpurea var. minorifolia Domin
  • Nemcia rubra Crisp

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

The species grows up to 1.5 metres high and produces red flowers which appear between September and October (spring) in the species native range.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gastrolobium rubrum. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Chandler, G. T., M.D. Crisp, L.W. Cayzer, and R.J. Bayer. (2002). "Monograph of Gastrolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae).". Australian Systematic Botany 15: 619-739. 


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