Citation: Meikle, Notes R. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 36:248 (1978).

Synonymy: C. chinensis sensu Pedley in Jessop, Fl. Cent. Aust. 35 (1981), non (L.)Heimerl; Boerhavia repanda sensu J. Black, Fl. S. Aust. 333 (1948), non Willd.

Common name: None

Description:
Glabrous or somewhat puberulent perennial herb, with more or less erect or climbing stems; leaves ovate, 2.5-4.5 X 1.5-4 cm, obtuse to cordate at the base, with undulate margins, often similar in colour on both surfaces.

Flowers on pedicels 2-15 mm long, 3-8 in umbels on fillform simple or branched peduncles; lower part of perianth narrowly obconical to ellipsoid, with 5 rows of glandular hairs, c. 2-3 mm long; upper part funnel-shaped, pinkish, c. 10 mm long; stamens anal style long exserted; anthocarp 7-8 mm long.

	Twig, flowers and fruit
Image source: fig. 104b in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Meikle & Hewson (1984) Flora of Australia 4:fig. 4.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: NW, LE, FR, EA.   W.Aust. Conservation status: native Flowering time: throughout the year, but mainly Sept. — April.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

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