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Duboisia hopwoodii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Family Solanaceae
Common name: Pituri

Duboisia hopwoodii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. APNI*

Description: Compact shrub to 4 m high and 3 m diam.

Leaves narrow-elliptic or lanceolate to linear, 2–12 cm long, 1–13 mm wide, lamina glabrous, concolorous; petiole 0–3 mm long.

Inflorescences narrow. Calyx 1.5–4.5 mm long, the lobes usually about a third as long as the tube. Corolla 7–15 mm long, white with purple striations in throat; tube 4.5–8 mm diam. at mouth; lobes 2.5–5.5 mm long. Stamens 4, 3–8 mm long. Style 3.5–6.5 mm long.

Berry usually ± globose, 2–5 mm diam., purple-black; fruiting pedicel 3–5 mm long.


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Flowering: mostly late winter to summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in arid regions on red sand in mallee and woodland communities, north from Wentworth area.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by B. J. Conn
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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