- Reference
- Nuytsia 5:27-30,Fig.1 (1984)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, non-lignotuberous shrub or tree, (1-)1.5-3.5(-5) m high. Fl. white/cream, Sep to Nov. Sandy loam, sandy gravel. Damp habitats, ridge top.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, (1-)1.5-3.5(-5) m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, 40-120 mm long, 2-12 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, widest around the middle, entire. Inflorescences axillary, white or cream; pedicels 6-7 mm long. Perianth 6-9 mm long, hairy; ovary glabrous; pistil 7-9 mm long, pollen presenter lateral, style glabrous. Follicles 26-31 mm long, 7-10 mm wide, corky tetrahedral projections (on external surfaces of fruit) absent; seed 14.5-20 mm long (including wing), 7-8 mm wide, the wing discontinuous, marginal or apical, extending down one lateral side only. Flowers in September, October or November. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Jarrah Forest (JF) or Warren (WAR) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Chittering, Denmark, Harvey, Manjimup, Murray, Nannup, Plantagenet.