Shonia territorialis Halford & R.J.F.Hend.

Shrub to 1 m high. Leaves with petiole 1–3.5 mm long; lamina narrowly lanceolate or linear, (40–) 60–80 mm long, (3–) 5–10 mm wide, l: w ratio 8–15: 1; margins recurved; apex acute. Inflorescences racemose (rarely paniculate); primary axis 20–60 mm long, glabrous. Male flowers: pedicels 2–10 (–15) mm long, glabrous; calyx lobes triangular, 0.8–1.5 mm long; petals broadly elliptic or suborbicular, 1.8–2 mm long; receptacle slightly convex, c. 0.8 mm across, tomentose; stamens c. 20; filaments 0.3–0.5 mm long. Female flowers: pedicels 25–50 mm long, glabrous; calyx lobes triangular, 0.8–1.5 mm long; petals broadly elliptic or suborbicular, c. 1.2 mm long. Fruit broadly ellipsoid, 6–7 mm long, 5–6 mm across.

Recorded growing in sandy soils in gullies or gorges, in monsoon forest communities.