Helicteres angustifolia L.

Scientific Description

Shrub or tree, with hairy stems. Leaves 40-70 mm long, 8-22 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Calyx green. Fruits dehiscent (capsules and follicles), length-width ratio more or less as long as wide, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) absent, stellate hairs present, Sessile glands absent, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent; apex rounded; prickles absent (except perhaps a terminal awn); terminal awns or spines present; calyx deciduous before maturity; carpels 5; seeds per loculus ≥5. Distribution Botanical Province Northern, IBRA Bioregion Victoria Bonaparte.