Gastrolobium villosum

Gastrolobium villosum
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. villosum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium villosum
In Kings Park, Perth

Gastrolobium villosum (common name crinkle-leaf poison[3] or crinkle-leaved poison)[4] is a low spreading shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae), endemic to Western Australia.[4] Like most Gastrolobiums it is poisonous to stock.[3]

It was first described by George Bentham in 1839.[1][2] There are no synonyms.[1][5]

It is deemed to be "Not Threatened" under Western Australian conservation law.[4]

Etymology

The specific epithet, villosum, is a Latin adjective, villosus, -a, -um ("villous") and describes the plant as having "long, soft, straight (not interwoven) hairs".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gastrolobium rigidum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Lindley, J. (1839). A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. pp. xiii.
  3. ^ a b Aplin, T.E.H. (1973). "Poison plants of Western Australia : the toxic species of the genus Gastrolobium and Oxylobium". Bulletin 3772. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth.
  4. ^ a b c "Gastrolobium villosum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ "Gastrolobium villosum Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press. p. 528. ISBN 9780881926279.