Templetonia egena (F.Muell.) Benth.
Round Templetonia

Scientific Description

Genus Templetonia. Form erect. Habit shrub, spindly shrub (broom-like). Stems Indumentum glabrous, Pustules or glands absent, Striation (stems ribbed) striate, Cross section terete, Spiny on any part of plant not spiny. Leaves or phylloclades Presence absent or apparently so (reduced to scales), Position alternate, Leaves simple (?) or compound (?), Leaves or phylloclade continuous with stem not continuous with stem (?) or continuous with stem (?), Cross section of leaf or leaflet terete (?), flat with flat margins (?), flat with recurved margins (?), flat with incurved margins (conduplicate) (?), strongly recurved, appearing terete but with one or two grooves below (?), strongly incurved, appearing terete but grooved above (?) or revolute (?), Margins of leaf or leaflet entire (?), lobed (?) or dentate (?), Tuberculate tuberculate (?) or tubercles absent (?), Pustules or glands present (?) or absent (?). Length Leaf length NaN (?). Width (entire leaves only) Leaf width NaN (?). Scale leaves length mm long NaN (?). Indumentum Presence hairy (?) or glabrous (?), Type simple (?) or gland-tipped (?). Stipules Presence present and persistent to older leaves, Glands without glands, Ribs ribless. Length Stipule length 1-2. Bracteoles Presence present and persistent, Indumentum hairy, Striation not striate. Length Bracteole length 1.2-1.7. Pedicel Presence present, Indumentum hairy. Length Pedicel length 1-2.5. Calyx Pustules or glands absent, Ribs ribbed, Enlarged in fruit not accrescent. Length Calyx length 4-4.5. Indumentum Presence hairy, Type with simple hairs. Corolla Colour patterning multicoloured, Colour (when multicoloured - choose one colour) yellow, red, brown or purple, Colour (when multicoloured - choose a second colour) yellow, red, brown or purple, Petal claws ( the narrow base of the petals present. Length Corolla length 6.8-8. Indumentum Presence absent. Standard Indumentum glabrous, Auricles not auriculate. Length Standard length 6.5-7.5. Wings Auricles auriculate. Length Wing length 6-7. Keel Auricles auriculate, Indumentum glabrous, Beak not beaked. Length Keel length 6-6.5. Stamens Number ten. Anthers anther length 0.6-0.7, Position at two different levels (filaments alternately long and short). Filaments Fusion united in an open sheath. Length Filament length 4.5-5.5. Ovary Placement stipitate. Indumentum Presence glabrous. Style Indumentum glabrous, Bearded ( with a tuft of hairs at apex ) not bearded, Apex terete. Length Style length 6-8. Fruit Type dehiscent (a pod or follicle), Constriction not constricted between the seeds, Compression flat or compressed, Placement sessile or subsessile, Beak beaked. Length Fruit length 10-12. Width Fruit width 5-6. Indumentum Presence glabrous. Flowering time July, August, September, October or November. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Great Sandy Desert, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Central Ranges, Great Victorian Desert or Tanami.