Helicteres dentata var. procumbens Benth.

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 10-30 mm long, 6-20 mm wide, not lobed; margins crenate; hairy, with stellate hairs; stipules apparently absent, even from youngest leaves. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 3.5-4 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx green, 4.5-5.5 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, stellate hairs present, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla pink or mauve, 7-8.5 mm long, glabrous. Stamens many; filaments present. Ovary; style 1, 6-6.5 mm long, with one style branches or lobes. Distribution Botanical Province Northern, IBRA Bioregion Victoria Bonaparte. Conservation Code Priority One (P1).