''Gastrolobium rigidum'' (common name rigid-leaf poison) is a small bushy shrub in the pea family (
), 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 th ...
.
It was first described as ''Oxylobium rigidum'' by
Charles Gardner in 1964.
It was transferred to the genus, ''
Gastrolobium'' in 1987 by
Michael Crisp and
Peter Weston.
Etymology
The specific epithet, ''rigidum'', is a Latin adjective derived from the verb, ''rigidere'' ("to be stiff") and describes the plant as being "stiff", or "inflexible".
References
External links
''Gastrolobium rigidum'' occurrence datafrom
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 amalgamat ...
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Plants described in 1964
Taxa named by Charles Gardner
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