Fl. South Australia 3: 1338 (1986) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Erect shrub to c. 4 m high, glabrous; branches sometimes obscurely tuberculate. Leaves alternate, linear to oblanceolate, 2–5.5 cm long, 3–8 mm wide, apex uncinate, margins entire. Inflorescences 1–4-flowered; pedicels 5–10 mm long, reflexed. Flowers almost actinomorphic; sepals triangular, 2–3 mm long, apex acuminate, c. imbricate basally, green; corolla almost rotate, 4–7 mm long, glabrous or inside of lobes pubescent at base, cream, unspotted; stamens 5, included, anthers sagittate; ovary glabrous, style glabrous. Fruit ovoid to subglobose, 4–6.5 mm long, 4–5.5 mm diam., succulent, glabrous, yellow to black. Flowers mainly Jul.–Oct.
CVU, GipP, Gold, LoM, MuF, MuM, RobP, VRiv, VVP, Wim. Also WA, SA, Qld, NSW. Scattered mainly across northern Victoria in woodland and mallee communities, with isolated occurrences in the south along rocky watercourses (e.g. Merri and Jacksons Creeks, Werribee River) between Keilor and Bacchus Marsh. .
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | native | |
Murray Mallee | present | native | |
Wimmera | present | native | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Robinvale Plains | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Goldfields | present | native | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | native |
State |
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Western Australia |
Northern Territory |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Victoria |