Corchorus sp. Hamersley Range (S. van Leeuwen 3586)

Scientific Description

Herb or shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 35-70 mm long, 12-18 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), 9-10 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 5-6 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx 10-15 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, stellate hairs present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla yellow, 10-11 mm long, glabrous, scales absent. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens many, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 4.8-6 mm long; anthers 0.6 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, 8-10 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time August. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Pilbara.