Gastrolobium nervosum

Gastrolobium nervosum is a small shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae), native to Western Australia.^[4]

Gastrolobium nervosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Gastrolobium
Species:	G. nervosum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium nervosum (Meisn.) G.Chandler & Crisp[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Oxylobium nervosum Meisn.

It was first described as Oxylobium nervosum by Carl Meissner in 1855.^[1][5] It was transferred to the genus, Gastrolobium in 2002 by Chandler, Michael Crisp, Lindy Cayzer, and Bayer.^[2]

Distribution & habitat

It is found from Kalbarri to Zuytdorp Nature Reserve,^[6] growing on sand, clay, gravel and limestone on coastal plains and sandplains.^[4]

Etymology

The specific epithet, nervosum, is a Latin adjective derived from the noun, nervus ("nerve") and describes the plant as having "prominent nerves", or being "strongly nerved".^[7]