Eremophila miniata

Kopi Poverty Bush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species: E. miniata
Binomial name
Eremophila miniata
C.A.Gardner

Eremophila miniata, also known as Kopi Poverty Bush, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with an upright habit, growing to between 1 and 5 metres high. Cream to yellow flowers appear between July and December in the species native range.[1]

The species was formally described in 1942 by botanist C.A.Gardner in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia based on plant material collected near Cowcowing in the Wheatbelt region.[2]

References

  1. "Eremophila miniata". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. "Eremophila miniata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.