Sorocephalus tenuifolius R.Br.

An erect well branched shrublet, 0-5-1 m tall. Branches slender, terete, covered with densely imbricate leaves. Leaves linear, semi-terete flattened on the upper surface, apiculate, 1 cm long, pilose when young, soon glabrous. Inflorescence terminal, globose, 1 x 5 cm in length and diameter, composed of 10-13 involucres. Bract subtending the involucres very narrowly lanceolate attenuate, terete at apex, pilose, 10 mm long. Involucres 4 flowered. Bracteoles narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 5 mm long, villous. Perianth 12 mm long, perianth claws densely woolly, narrow, spreading. Perianth limbs narrowly elliptic, densely bearded with long straight hairs. Perianth tube 2 mm long, glabrous, slightly inflated at the base, narrowing towards junction with perianth claws. Anthers sessile, elliptic, apical boss pointed, black. Style filiform, 10 mm long, terminated by a very narrowly ellipsoid pollen presenter. Ovary ellipsoid, densely hirsute, 1 mm long. Hypogynous scales minute, 0-5 mm long, linear subulate. Fruits 5-6 mm long, truncate and pedicellate at the base, hirsute, but less densely hirsute towards the base. The flowering period is from January to February.