- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2:261-262 (1848)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Mixed (Native in Part of Range, Naturalised Elsewhere)
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, non-lignotuberous shrub, 1.5-6 m high. Fl. pink, Jun to Sep. White or yellow sand, laterite.
Scientific Description
Trees, 1.5-6 m high; branchlets glabrous or hairy. Leaves alternate, (70-)95-235 mm long, 3.5-26 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, widest around the middle, entire. Inflorescences axillary, red or pink; pedicels 3-6 mm long. Perianth 5-7 mm long, glabrous; ovary glabrous; pistil 15-18 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style glabrous. Follicles 15-26 mm long, 12-18 mm wide, corky tetrahedral projections (on external surfaces of fruit) absent; seed 14-22 mm long (including wing), 7-12.5 mm wide, the wing discontinuous, marginal, extending down one lateral side only. Flowers in June, July, August or September. Occurs in the Eremaean (ER) or South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Coolgardie (COO), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL) or Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Brookton, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Cuballing, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narembeen, Perenjori, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Tammin, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.