- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:574 (1845)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Open shrub, 2-3 m high. Fl. white, Aug to Sep. Sand, gravel, laterite.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 2-3 m high; branchlets glabrous or hairy. Leaves alternate, 40-80(-85) mm long, 12-24 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, clearly widest above the middle, entire. Inflorescences axillary, white; pedicels 2-3.5 mm long. Perianth 4-5 mm long, glabrous; ovary glabrous; pistil 4-5(-6.3) mm long, pollen presenter conical, style glabrous. Follicles 16-25 mm long, 11-15 mm wide, corky tetrahedral projections (on external surfaces of fruit) absent; seed 13-16 mm long (including wing), 5-6 mm wide, the wing discontinuous, marginal, extending down one lateral side only. Flowers in August or September. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Avon Wheatbelt (AW) or Jarrah Forest (JF) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest.
- IBRA Subregions
- Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Beverley, Narrogin, Northam, Pingelly, Toodyay, York.