Gastrolobium sericeum

Taxobox
name = "Gastrolobium sericeum"

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image_caption = An 1891 illustration by Paul Hermann Wilhelm Taubert.
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
tribus = Mirbelieae
genus = "Gastrolobium"
species = "G. sericeum"
binomial = "Gastrolobium sericeum"
binomial_authority = (Sm.) G.Chandler & Crisp
synonyms=
*"Brachysema sericeum" (Sm.) Domin
*"Brachysema undulatum" Ker Gawl.
*"Chorizema sericeum" Sm.

"Gastrolobium sericeum" is a shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

Description

The species is low growing, either being prostrate or growing up to 1 metre in height. Yellow or green pea-flowers are produced from early spring to early summer (September to December in Australia). It is not known whether this species shares the toxic properties of many other members of the genus "Gastrolobium".

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1864 by botanist James Edward Smith in "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London ". He gave it the name "Chorizema sericeum" Subsequently , it was placed in the genus "Brachysema". Finally, in 1995, botanist Michael Crisp placed the species in the genus "Gastrolobium" along with a number of other "Brachysema" species.

Distribution

This species is usually found along the edge of streams or swamps.

References

*cite journal |author=Chandler, G. T., M.D. Crisp, L.W. Cayzer, and R.J. Bayer. |year=2002 |month= |title=Monograph of Gastrolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). |journal=Australian Systematic Botany |volume=15 |issue= |pages=619–739 |id= |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/publications/bayer-publications/71.Aust.Syst.Bot.15_619-739.pdf |accessdate= |quote=|doi=10.1071/SB01010
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*APNI | name = Gastrolobium sericeum| id = 224802