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Lawrencia glomerata Hook.
Family Malvaceae
Lawrencia glomerata Hook. APNI*

Synonyms: Plagianthus glomeratus (Hook.) Benth. APNI*

Description: Ascending shrub to c. 1 m high; glabrous to densely tomentose with simple, 2-branched and stellate hairs.

Upper leaves sessile, lower ones petiolate; lamina narrow-obovate or narrow- to broad-elliptic, to 5 cm long and 4 cm wide, margins toothed, apex obtuse on basal leaves, acute or 3-lobed on upper leaves; petiole to 5 cm long; stipules to 10 mm long and 3 mm wide.

Calyx to 12 mm long. Petals to 9 mm long, white or green; lobes flat and spreading in male flowers, erect and keeled in female flowers. Staminal tube usually shorter than the petals; anthers to 25; staminodes often present in female flowers. Carpels 5.


Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by A. S. Mitchell & E. H. Norris
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


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***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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