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Gilesia
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Gilesia

Gilesia biniflora is species of flowering plant belonging to the family Malvaceae. It is commonly known as the 'western tar-vine'. It is the sole species in genus Gilesia. It is in the Byttnerioideae subfamily.

Its native range is the deserts and dry shrublands of central Australia, including portions of New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1070097.