Gastrolobium coriaceum

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

Gastrolobium coriaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Gastrolobium
Species:	G. coriaceum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium coriaceum (Sm.) G.Chandler & Crisp[1]
Synonyms
Callistachys tetragona Turcz. Callistachys coriacea (Sm.) Kuntze Callistachys ovalifolia (Meisn.) Siebert & Voss Chorizema coriaceum Sm. Oxylobium capitatum var. ternifolium Meisn. Oxylobium coriaceum (Sm.) C.A.Gardner Oxylobium ovalifolium Meisn Nemcia coriacea (Sm.) Domin Podolobium coriaceum (Sm.) DC.

The species has an upright form, growing up to 2 metres high. It produces orange flowers between September and October (spring) in the species' native range.[2][3] The species is found in the area around Mount Manypeaks near Albany and eastwards along the south coast to Fitzgerald River National Park, with a separate population located to the west in the Whicher Range.[3]

References

1. "Gastrolobium coriaceum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
2. "Gastrolobium coriaceum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
3. 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.