''Stylobasium'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
xerophytic
A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός ''xeros'' 'dry' + φυτόν ''phuton'' 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water, such as a desert such as the Sahara or places in the Alps or th ...
shrubs in the family
Surianaceae.
The genus is endemic to
Australia, with species occurring in
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 ...
,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Au ...
, and
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
.
[
Species include:
*'' Stylobasium australe'' (Hook.) Prance][
*'']Stylobasium spathulatum
''Stylobasium spathulatum'' ("pebble bush") is a species of xerophytic shrub in the family Surianaceae. It was first described in 1819 by René Louiche DesfontainesDesfontaines, R.L. (1819), Memoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 5: 37, t. 2 ...
'' Desf. - Pebble bush[
]
References
Fabales genera
Surianaceae
Fabales of Australia
Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines
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