Eremophila gibbifolia

Coccid emu-bush
Eremophila gibbifolia in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. gibbifolia
Binomial name
Eremophila gibbifolia
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bondtia gibbosifolia Kuntze orth. var.
  • Bontia gibbifolia Kuntze nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Duttonia gibbifolia F.Muell.
  • Duttonia gibbifolia F.Muell. isonym
  • Eremophila gibbosifolia F.Muell. orth. var.
  • Pholidia gibbifolia (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Eremophila gibbifolia, commonly known as coccid emu-bush, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small, rare shrub in the wild, found only in Victoria and South Australia. It has small, fleshy, lumpy leaves and lilac-coloured to purple flowers, spotted inside.

  1. ^ a b "Eremophila gibbifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 May 2020.