Labichea teretifolia C.A.Gardner

Species

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Characteristics

Shrub to 1.5 m tall; branchlets densely clothed with appressed to spreading or crinkly hairs. Leaves digitate, mostly 5-7-foliolate. Central and lateral leaflets ±the same size, sessile, rigid, 8-22 mm long, either compressed, ±subterete and 0.6-1.1 mm wide, or linear-oblong to narrowly elliptic-oblong and 0.8-2 mm wide; margins tightly recurved to conceal all but midrib or part of midrib below, or portion of lower surface visible. Racemes 3-7-flowered, densely clothed with appressed to spreading, golden brown or silvery white hairs. Sepals usually 5; outer two 5.8-11 mm long, 2-4 mm wide, with scattered, erect, uncinate hairs and longer, appressed or spreading hairs. Petals usually 4. Anthers unequal; short anther 3.1-5.2 mm long; long anther 4.3-7 mm long. Pod 1.4-2.7 cm long, 5-8 mm wide. Seeds 4.4-4.6 mm long, 3.5-3.8 mm wide.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Labichea teretifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501396-1
WFO ID wfo-0000188282
COL ID 3RJD5
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Synonyms

Labichea teretifolia

Lower taxons

Labichea teretifolia subsp. teretifolia