Corchorus carnarvonensis Halford

Scientific Description

Herb or shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 15-45 mm long, 10-25 mm wide, not lobed; margins crenate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves), 3-4 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 2.5-7.5 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx cream or white, 7-8 mm long, the lobes free, Sessile glands absent, stellate hairs present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla yellow, 5.6-7 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens many, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 3-3.6 mm long; anthers 0.5-1 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absent; style 1, with a lobed or capitate stigma, 3.7-6.6 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time May, June, July, August, September or October. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Pilbara and Carnarvon.