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''Gyrostemon racemiger'' is a plant in the family
''Gyrostemon racemiger'': Occurrence data
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''Gyrostemon racemiger'' is a plant in the family Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae is a family of plants in the order Brassicales
The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common to many members ...
. It was first described in 1909 by Hans Paul Heinrich Walter.
It is native to Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...
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Description
''Gyrostemon racemiger'' is a pyramid shaped shrub growing up to 3 m. Its branchlets are orange-pink and glaucous, and the uncrowded leaves are terete. It has swollen stipules which are dark brown but pale at the apex. The flowers occur as axillary racemes, with the male inflorescence having up to 14 flowers, and the female up to 8. The rounded seeds are attached at the base and have prominent transverse ridges, with an aril which extends up to half-way up seed..References
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''Gyrostemon racemiger'': Occurrence data
from the
Australasian Virtual Herbarium
The ''Australasian Virtual Herbarium'' (AVH) is an online resource that allows access to plant specimen data held by various Australian and New Zealand herbaria. It is part of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), and was formed by the amalgama ...
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Plants described in 1909
Gyrostemonaceae