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Hibiscus kirstyae Craven

This name is not current. Find out more information on related names.

Reference
Muelleria 35:4,6, Fig. 2 (2016)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Scientific Description

Shrub, with glabrous stems. Leaves 30-70 mm long, 5-25 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present and persistent to older leaves or present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 10-15 mm long; glabrous. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 10-12 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, stellate hairs presentwith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Calyx green, 18-20 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla yellow. Fruits dehiscent (capsules and follicles), length-width ratio more or less as long as wide, hairs and scales absent, scales absent; apex rounded; prickles absent (except perhaps a terminal awn); terminal awns or spines absent; calyx persistent to mature fruit; seeds per loculus 2-4. Flowering time April. Distribution Botanical Province Northern, IBRA Bioregion North Kimberley. Conservation Code Priority One (P1).