Bonamia media (R.Br.) Hallier f. APNI* 
Description: Perennial vine with trailing stems to c. 30 cm long, villous.
Leaves ovate, 1–2.5 cm long, 5–15 mm wide, apex narrowly obtuse to rounded, base rounded to cordate, villous; petiole 2–7 mm long.
Flowers solitary or occasionally in 2- or 3-flowered cymes; pedicels 2–3 mm long. Sepals ovate to ± lanceolate, 4–6 mm long; apex acute and ± recurved. Corolla funnel-shaped, 8–15 mm long, white, rarely blue or pink.
Capsule ovoid, 4–5 mm long, pilose at the apex; seeds glabrous.
Flowering: summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on red and yellow sands and loams, chiefly north from Bourke district.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. N.T.
This species has been confused with B. linearis , which is a distinct species in northern Australia.
Text by R. W. Johnson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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