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Comesperma sylvestre Lindl.
Family Polygalaceae
Comesperma sylvestre Lindl. APNI*

Description: Shrub 1–3 m high, sparsely branched with clusters of erect branches above; stems ± glabrous or tuberculate.

Leaves broad- to narrow-elliptic, 8–22 cm long, 2–6 mm wide, glaucous, thick.

Racemes terminal, 2–2.5 mm long, often on short branches clustered near the top of the stems; pedicels 3.5–6 mm long. Flowers 4–7 mm long, purple-pink or white. Outer sepals c. 2 mm long, c. a quarter as long as the wing sepals; wing sepals c. 6 mm long, up to 8 mm. Lateral petals as long as keel; keel pouched at sides.

Fruit ovate-cuneate, 7–13 mm long.


Flower
Photo D. Hardin

Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: October–January

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in sclerophyll communities on a variety of substrates, northeast from the Warrumbungle Mtns.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT, NWS
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by L. Murray
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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