''Gilesia biniflora'' is species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

belonging to the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

. It is commonly known as the 'western tar-vine'. It is the sole species in genus ''Gilesia''. It is in the

Byttnerioideae Byttnerioideae is a Family (biology), subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae. ''Byttneria'' is the type genus for the subfamily. ''Byttneria'' is now treated as synonym of ''Ayenia''. Tribes and genera Four tribes are recognised by t ...

subfamily. Its native range is the deserts and dry shrublands of central Australia, including portions of New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. It is named in honour of

Christopher Giles Alfred Giles (18 February 1846 – 20 March 1931), born in Datchet, England, was a South Australian bushman, drover and explorer who crossed Australia from south to north seven times, mostly in connection with the building of the Overland Tele ...

(c. 1840 – 1917), an English surveyor, and

Ernest Giles William Ernest Powell Giles (20 July 1835 – 13 November 1897), best known as Ernest Giles, was an Australian explorer. He led five major expeditions to parts of South Australia and Western Australia. Early life Ernest Giles was born in Bris ...

(1835–1897) an Australian explorer. The specific Latin epithet of ''biniflora'' is derived from the Latin bīnus (“double, twofold”) and also 'flora' meaning plant. It was first described and published in ''Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae'' (Fragm.) Vol.9 on page 42 in 1875.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q8964062, from2= Q15368765 Endemic flora of Australia Malvales of Australia Malvaceae Malvaceae genera Monotypic Malvales genera Plants described in 1875 Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller