Gastrolobium rubrum

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

Gastrolobium rubrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Gastrolobium
Species:
G. rubrum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium rubrum
(Crisp) G.Chandler & Crisp[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Nemcia atropurpurea var. minorifolia Domin
  • Nemcia rubra Crisp

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]

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 & 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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