Family: Convolvulaceae
Wilsonia
Citation:
R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 490 (1810).
Derivation: After John Wilson, 1696-1751, author of "A Synopsis of British Plants" published in 1744.
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: None
Description:
Perennial subshrubs with prostrate or weakly ascending stems; leaves small, entire, fleshy.
Flowers 5-or rarely 6-merous, axillary, solitary, more or less sessile, ebracteate; calyx tubular-campanulate, lobes shorter than the tube, bearded inside; corolla salver-shaped, glabrous, with hooded and recurved lobes, imbricate in the bud and with induplicate margins; stamens inserted near the top of the corolla tube; filaments terete, glabrous; anthers twisting after dehiscing; ovary glabrous, partly or completely 2-celled, with 2 ovules per cell; style 1, 2-fid with capitate or ovoid stigmas.
Capsule obovoid, shorter than the calyx, indehiscent; seeds 1 or 2.
Distribution:
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3 species endemic to Australia.
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Biology:
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Key to Species:
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1. Corolla tube much longer than the calyx; plants more or less glabrous |
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W. backhousei 1. |
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1. Corolla tube about as long as the calyx; plants hairy |
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2. Plants with appressed hairs; leaves concave, imbricate and distichous |
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W. humilis 2. |
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2. Plants with spreading hairs; leaves flat, not imbricate |
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W. rotundifolia 3. |
Author:
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