Dicarpidium sp. Mt Leake (T. Willing 469)

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 10-20 mm long, 3-6 mm wide, not lobed; margins sinuate; hairy, with Simple hairs (without tubercle bases), with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves), 4-6 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 2 mm long; indumentum present, with simple hairs, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 3.5-4 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absentwith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Calyx green, 5 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, Sessile glands absent, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla pink or purple, 6.5-8 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 1.2-1.5 mm long; anthers 1.1 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs present, stellate hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent; styles several, free and separate, arising from the summit of the ovary, 3.5 mm long, with two style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time June. Distribution Botanical Province Northern, IBRA Bioregion Central Kimberley. Conservation Code Priority Three (P3).