Gastrolobium rigidum (common name rigid-leaf poison)[4] is a small bushy shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae), native to Western Australia.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Gastrolobium |
| Species: | G. rigidum
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| Gastrolobium rigidum | |
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Oxylobium rigidum C.A.Gardner | |
It was first described as Oxylobium rigidum by Charles Gardner in 1964.[1][6] It was transferred to the genus, Gastrolobium in 1987 by Michael Crisp and Peter Weston.[2]
Etymology edit
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".[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Gastrolobium rigidum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Crisp, M.D. & Weston, P.H. (1987). Stirton, C.H. (ed.). "Cladistics and Legume Systematics, with an analysis of the Bossiaeeae, Brongniartieae and Mirbelieae". Advances in Legume Systematics. 3: 130.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Gastrolobium rigidum (C.A.Gardner) Crisp | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Aplin, T.E.H. (1973). "Poison plants of Western Australia : the toxic species of the genus Gastrolobium and Oxylobium". Bulletin 3772. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth.
- ^ "Gastrolobium rigidum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Gardner, C.A. (1964). "Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XIII". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 47 (2): 59.
- ^ "rigidus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 29 August 2020.