Sida sp. Murray Springs (R.W.Johnson+ MRS919)

Scientific Description

Herb or shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 20-60 mm long, 4-18 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present and persistent to older leaves, 4-5 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 7 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent, gland-tipped hairs absent. Calyx green, 5-7 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, Sessile glands absent, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) absent, stellate hairs present, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla yellow, 8.5-11 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens many, united and arising from a staminal tube around the style; filaments present, 1-1.5 mm long; anthers 0.7-0.9 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs and scales absent (ovary quite glabrous); style 1, 4.8-6 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time May, June, July, August, September or October. Distribution Botanical Province Northern or Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Pilbara, North Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte, Central Kimberley and Ord-Victorian-Plain.