Labichea saxicola J.H.Ross

Species

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Characteristics

Shrub to 2 m tall; branchlets densely clothed with short, erect or appressed hairs and scattered longer hairs to 2 mm long. Leaves digitately 3-7-foliolate. Leaflets elliptic, elliptic-oblong, oblong or obovate-oblong; upper surface densely clothed with erect, uncinate hairs; lower surface densely clothed with appressed, white hairs to 2 mm long especially on midrib; central leaflet largest, 1.7-4.3 cm long, 6-13 mm wide; lateral leaflets 0.8-2.8 cm long, 4-9 mm wide. Racemes 2-10-flowered, usually longer than the leaves. Sepals 4 (5); outer two 9-11.5 mm long, 3.7-4.5 mm wide, clothed with short, erect, uncinate hairs and longer, appressed or spreading hairs. Petals 4. Anthers unequal; short anther 3.7-5 mm long; long anther 7.5-8.8 mm long. Pod 2-2.6 mm long, 9-11 mm wide. Seeds 5-5.5 mm long, 3.5-4.5 mm wide.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Usually associated with sandstone outcrops.
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Distribution

Labichea saxicola world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:906468-1
WFO ID wfo-0000187838
COL ID 3RJD3
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Synonyms

Labichea saxicola