| Gyrocaryum | |
|---|---|
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| Flowers and fruits of Gyrocaryum oppositifolium | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Gyrocaryum Valdés |
| Species: | G. oppositifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyrocaryum oppositifolium Valdés | |
Gyrocaryum is a genus ofplant in familyBoraginaceae.[2] It contains a single species,Gyrocaryum oppositifolium, which isendemic toSpain. The genus and species were described by Spanish botanistBenito Valdés in 1983. It was considered to be extinct inAndalucía until a population was found in 2025.
Gyrocaryum is a genus ofplant in familyBoraginaceae which contains one species,G. oppositifolium that is endemic toSpain. The genus and species were described in 1983 by Spanish botanistBenito Valdés in the journalWilldenowia.[3][4] The genus name comprises two latinized Greek words, "gyros" for ring and "caryos" for nut, and was chosen to highlight its distinguishing characteristic, namely the presence of a cartilaginous ring on the fruit.[4] The holotype specimen was collected in Seville in 1982 by Valdés and colleagues, and is housed at herbarium at the University of Seville (herbarium SEV) (SEV 80501).[4]
Since its description, it was thought to be extinct inAndalucía, but a population was found inSierra Morena National Park in southern Spain in 2025.[5][6]
Its naturalhabitats are MediterraneanMatorral shrubland, and temperatebunchgrass-grassland. It is threatened byhabitat loss.[1]
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