Stylobasium spathulatum

Stylobasium spathulatum ("pebble bush")^[1] is a species of xerophytic shrub in the family Surianaceae. It was first described in 1819 by René Louiche Desfontaines^[2][3] and is endemic to the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.^[4][5]

Stylobasium spathulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Surianaceae
Genus:	Stylobasium
Species:	S. spathulatum
Binomial name
Stylobasium spathulatum Desf.

The specific epithet, spathulatum, is a Latin adjective (spathulatus,-a,-um) meaning "spoon-shaped" and refers to the shape of the leaves.^[6]

The Walmajarri people call this bush Kuparta.^[1]

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