Commersonia apella C.F.Wilkins

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 20-95 mm long, 6-35 mm wide, not lobed; margins serrate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 1 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx white, 4 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, stellate hairs present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla white, 4.2 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absent, wing absent. Flowering time October, November or December. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Jarrah Forest and Esperance. Conservation Code Threatened (T).