Eremophila bignoniiflora

Bignonia emu bush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. bignoniiflora
Binomial name
Eremophila bignoniiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Bondtia bignoniaeflora Kuntze Orthographical variantorth. var.
  • Bontia bignoniiflora (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Eremophila bignoniaeflora Barlow orth. var.
  • Eremophila bignoniflora F.Muell. orth. var.
  • Pholidia bignoniiflora (Benth.) Kraenzl.
  • Pholidia bignoniiflora (Benth.) Kraenzl.
  • Stenochilus bignoniiflorus Benth. orth. var.
  • Stenochilus bignoniiflorus Benth.

Eremophila bignoniiflora, commonly known as Bignonia emu bush, creek wilga, dogwood, and river argee is a plant in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the Northern Territory and all mainland states of Australia. It is also used by various Aboriginal Australian groups as bush medicine, and known as eurah or eura (Kamilaroi), gooramurra (Jingulu), and kurumbimi (Mudburra).

It is a spreading, weeping shrub or small tree with long, strap-like leaves. Its leaves are among the longest in the Eremophila genus and the flowers are also relatively large, reflecting their adaptation to pollination by birds.

  1. ^ a b "Eremophila bignoniiflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 April 2020.