''Gyrostemon subnudus'' 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 as ''Amperea subnuda'' in 1848 by

Nees von Esenbeck Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He des ...

, and transferred to the genus, ''

Gyrostemon ''Gyrostemon'' is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the family Gyrostemonaceae, endemic to Australia. Species include: *'' Gyrostemon australasicus'' (Moq.) Heimerl – Camel Poison *'' Gyrostemon brownii'' S.Moore *'' Gyrostemon dit ...

'' in 1873 by

Henri Ernest Baillon Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895. Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on bo ...

. It is native to the south-west of

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 ...

Description

''Gyrostemon subnudus'' is a tangled, many branched shrub which grows up to 2 m. The branchlets are slender and often leafless. Old stems may be corky. The leaves are scattered and terete, and about 10-35 mm long. There are male and female flowers which are axillary and solitary. The orange-brown seeds are round to oblong, and ridged.

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External links

''Gyrostemon subnudus'': Occurrence data
from the

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{{taxonbar, from=Q17245654 Plants described in 1848 Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck Gyrostemonaceae