Gyrostemon racemiger is a plant in the family Gyrostemonaceae.[1] It was first described in 1909 by Hans Paul Heinrich Walter.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Gyrostemonaceae |
| Genus: | Gyrostemon |
| Species: | G. racemiger
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It is native to Western Australia.[3]
Description
editGyrostemon racemiger is a pyramid shaped shrub growing up to 3 m. Its branchlets are orange-pink and glaucous, and the uncrowded leaves are terete. It has swollen stipules which are dark brown but pale at the apex. The flowers occur as axillary racemes, with the male inflorescence having up to 14 flowers, and the female up to 8. The rounded seeds are attached at the base and have prominent transverse ridges, with an aril which extends up to half-way up seed..[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gyrostemon racemiger". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c Walter, H.P.H (1909). Engler, H.G.A. (ed.). "Phytolaccaceae". Das Pflanzenreich. 39: 74, fig. 23.
- ^ "AVH: Gyrostemon racemiger occurrence data". avh.ala.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ A.S.George (2020). "Gyrostemon racemiger". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 21 March 2021.