Monograph of Gastrolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae)

Abstract

A taxonomic revision with full descriptions and key are presented for the 109 known species of Gastrolobium, including 29 new species described here for the first time. Brachysema, Jansonia and Nemcia are formally placed into Gastrolobium and new combinations have been made where necessary. Included in the revision are full taxonomic descriptions for all species, full synonymies, literature references for original publications, typification, including selection of lectotypes where necessary, distributions complete with maps, and taxonomic and nomenclatural notes. New taxa described herein are G. acrocaroli, G. aculeatum, G. alternifolium, G.�congestum, G. crispatum, G. cruciatum, G. cyanophyllum, G. diabolophyllum, G. discolor, G. elegans, G.�euryphyllum, G. ferrugineum, G. glabratum, G. hians, G. humile, G. involutum, G. melanopetalum, G.�mondurup, G. musaceum, G. nudum, G. nutans, G. reflexum, G. rhombifolium, G. semiteres, G. tenue, G.�tergiversum, G. venulosum, G. whicherensis and G. wonganensis.

Development of a colorimetric colony-screening assay for detection of defluorination by micro-organisms

“…Soil samples (Aramac, Western Queensland, Australia) were collected from beneath a fluoroacetate accumulating plant, heartleaf poison bush ( Gastrolobium grandiflorum ) (Chandler et al. 2002).…”

Description of three new species of Ceratocader (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae) from Western Australia

“…G. Chandler and Crisp, a plant which is considered rare (see http://fl orabase.dec.wa.gov. au/browse/profile/20507 and Chandler et al 2002). Therefore, C. coatesi may be restricted in range due to the small range of the host plant and could require conservation itself (co-threatened: Moir et al 2011).…”

TBMap: a taxonomic perspective on the phylogenetic database TreeBASE

“…Normally this would result in only the generic name changing, resulting in the new combination Gastrolobium lineare , which at least shares some similarity with the original name. However, the name Gastrolobium lineare has already been taken for a different taxon, hence when Chandler et al [48] formally moved O. lineare to Gastrolobium a new species epithet was required, yielding Gastrolobium ebracteolatum . There are mercifully few cases in TreeBASE as complicated as this.…”