Abutilon sp. Cape Range (A.S. George 1312)

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 15-70 mm long, 15-60 mm wide, not lobed; margins crenate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present and persistent to older leaves or present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 18-30 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with gland tipped hairs absent, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx green, 15-20 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, Sessile glands absent, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla yellow, 20-24 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens many, united and arising from a staminal tube around the style; filaments present, 9-12 mm long; anthers 0.4-1 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs present, stellate hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent; style 1, 9-15 mm long, with five style branches or lobes, hairy for most of length, wing absent. Fruits not accrescent. Flowering time May or June. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Carnarvon.