Commersonia erythrogyna C.F.Wilkins

Scientific Description

Shrub, with glabrous stems. Leaves 12-35 mm long, 8-20 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire or serrate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves), 10-15 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 3.5-5 mm long; indumentum present, with simple hairs, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx cream or white, 4-5 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 or cream, 3-4.3 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 0.9-1.5 mm long; anthers 1-1.2 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes present, appendages absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absent; styles several, free and separate, arising from the summit of the ovary, 1.6-2 mm long, with five style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time August, September or October. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Jarrah Forest. Conservation Code Threatened (T).