Family: Convolvulaceae
Bonamia rosea
Citation:
Hallier f., Bot. Jb. 16:528 (1893).
Synonymy: Breweria rosea F. Muell., Fragm. Phyt. Aust. 1:233 (1859)!
Common name: None
Description:
Hirsute perennial with erect and ascending stems to 60 cm; leaves shortly petiolate, orbicular to broadly elliptic, 7-15 x 6-13 mm, obtuse to emarginate, mucronulate, base rounded.
Inflorescence axillary, flowers solitary or in cymes, peduncle and pedicels usually less than 1 mm long; bracteoles small and inconspicuous; outer sepals ovate-acuminate, acute, 5-8 mm long; inner sepals slightly shorter and more acuminate; corolla tubular-campanulate, pink or white, 12-15 mm long, limb 8-12 mm broad, with hirsute mid-petaline bands; stamens inserted 3-4 mm above the base of the corolla; filaments 4-5 mm long, hairy at the base; ovary villous in the upper half; styles unequal length, stigmas capitate.
Capsule conical, hirsute at the apex, shorter than the sepals.
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Image source: fig. 526A in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
Erickson et al. (1973) Flowers and plants of Western Australia, fig. 468.
Distribution:
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On red and yellow sands, often with Triodia.
W.Aust.; N.T.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: July — Oct.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Taxonomic notes:
The central Australian specimens differ from the type, which was collected in W.Aust., in having smaller flowers and bracts, and these populations may prove specifically distinct.
Author:
Not yet available
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