Alyogyne cuneiformis (DC.) Lewton
Coastal Hibiscus

Scientific Description

Shrub, with glabrous stems. Leaves 20-90 mm long, 3-15 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairs and scales absent (leaves quite glabrous)with 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, 25-40 mm long; glabrous, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 15-35 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, glabrous, Sessile glands absent. Calyx green, 25-40 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla white, blue or purple, 45-65 mm long, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens many, united and arising from a staminal tube around the style; filaments present, 1-3 mm long; anthers 1.5-1.7 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs and scales absent (ovary quite glabrous); style 1, 30-35 mm long, with five style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Fruits dehiscent (capsules and follicles), length-width ratio more or less as long as wide, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, Sessile glands absent, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent; apex rounded; prickles absent (except perhaps a terminal awn); terminal awns or spines absent; calyx persistent to mature fruit, not accrescent; carpels 5; seeds per loculus ≥5. Flowering time January, May, June, July, August, September, October or November. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean or South-West, IBRA Bioregion Carnarvon, Yalgoo and Geraldton Sandplains.