Chamaecrista biddulphiana Pedley APNI* Synonyms: Chamaecrista sp. A sensu Randell (1991),in part APNI*
Description: Tufted perennial, less than 15 cm high; stems with sparse crisped hairs.
Leaves with 9–14 pairs of leaflets; leaflets narrow-oblong, 4–9 mm long, 1–1.7 mm wide, lower surface with some long, appressed hairs; petiole 3–5 mm long, gland with a short thick stalk 0.2–0.3 mm long, head 0.3–0.5 mm diam., a second gland sometimes present; stipules lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm long.
Inflorescences supra-axillary, 1-flowered; pedicel 1.8–2.5 cm long. Petals 4.5–6 mm long. Stamens usually 4; anthers c. 4 mm long. Ovary pubescent.
Pods 3–4 cm long, 3.5–4 mm wide, sparsely pubescent.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in eucalypt woodland in sandy soils; recorded from near Warialda.
NSW subdivisions: NWS, NC
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by B. Wiecek
Taxon concept: L. Pedley (1998)
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