Lebeckia ambigua E.Mey.

Erect, glaucous suffrutex, up to 0.8 m in height Leaves simple, acicular, articulated near the middle; leaf density 2-5 per 10 mm length of stem. Inflorescences terminal, 90-350 mm long; rachis smooth; flowers numerous, relatively sparse (3-5 per 10 mm length of rachis), intermediate in size (7-10 mm long); pedicel 2-3 mm long; bract narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, 2.0-3.5 mm long; bracteoles narrowly triangular, acuminate, ±1 mm long. Calyx 3.5-5 mm long, tube 1.5-2.5 mm long, lobes 1.5-2.5 mm long; subequally lobedbutthe upper lateral sinuses much wider than the medial sinus and the lower lateral sinuses; lobes deltoid, tips minutely pubescent inside. Standard widely ovate to orbicular, 8-10 x 4.5-8.0 mm; apex obtuse; claw 1-2 mm long. Wings oblong, as long as or usually longer than the keel, 7-9 x 2.0-3.5 mm, with 9-12 rows of sculpturing; apex obtuse; claws 1.5-2.5 mm long. Keel rostrate, 6.0-8.5 x 2.5-3.5 mm, usually with pockets; daws 1.5-3.0 mm long. Pistil subsessile; ovary 5.5-11.0 x ±0.5 mm long, linear; ovules many (14-18); style 2.5-3.5 mm long, curved upwards. Pods narrowly linear, straight or falcate, up to 75 x 2 mm; dehiscent; terete; fruit wall thin, membranous. Seeds oblong-reniform, 2.0 x 1.2 mm, rugose, light pink; hilum black.