Gastrolobium rigidum facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gastrolobium rigidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Gastrolobium
Species:	G. rigidum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium rigidum (C.A.Gardner) Crisp
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Synonyms
Oxylobium rigidum C.A.Gardner

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Gastrolobium rigidum is a small, bushy plant. It is often called the rigid-leaf poison because of its stiff leaves. This plant belongs to the pea family, known as Fabaceae. You can find it growing naturally in Western Australia.

Discovering Rigid-Leaf Poison

This interesting shrub was first officially described in 1964. A botanist named Charles Gardner gave it the name Oxylobium rigidum.

Later, in 1987, two other botanists, Michael Crisp and Peter Weston, moved it to a different group of plants. They decided it fit better in the Gastrolobium genus. This is why its scientific name changed to Gastrolobium rigidum.

What's in a Name?

The second part of the plant's scientific name, rigidum, comes from Latin. It means "stiff" or "inflexible." This name perfectly describes the plant's leaves, which are quite firm and not easily bent.