Cambridge Encyclopedia :: Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 43

kangaroo paw

An evergreen perennial native to SW Australia; c.1 m/3¼ ft high; leaves sword-shaped, sheathing at the base; flowers in branched inflorescence, zygomorphic, often brightly coloured; the woolly, curved tube ending in 6 claw-like lobes resembling a paw. (Genus: Anigozanthus, 10 species. Family: Haemadoraceae.)

?Kangaroo paw

Anigozanthos manglesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae

Kangaroo paw is a common name for a number of species in the family Haemodoraceae that are endemic to the South west of Western Australia.

User Comments Add a comment…

kangaroo rat [next] [back] kangaroo - Terminology, Physical description, Kangaroos and humans, Kangaroo traffic sign, Kangaroos and sport, Famous Kangaroos