Gyrostemon sheathii W.Fitzg. belongs to the Gyrostemonaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Gyrostemon sheathii, Davidson, C 13516--Australia. W.A. Torndirrup N.P. Frenchman Bay Rd. 30 Oct 2016. DSC06898 (43).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Gyrostemonaceae
Genus
Gyrostemon
Specific Epithet
sheathii
Authorship
W.Fitzg.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#171,454 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
14%
Location
Australia, Western Australia
-32.031056, 115.970861
Location Remarks
Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Large spreading, succulent shrub. This plant is staminate.
