Nomismia rhomboidea (Benth.) Pedley

Scientific Description

Twining or climbing plants. Stems terete, not spiny, hairy; pustules or glands absent. Leaves or phylloclades clearly present, compound, alternate, not continuous with stem, 40-80 mm long, hairy, with simple hairs, flat with flat margins; margins entire; tubercles absent, pinnately arranged, terminal leaflet present, stalked; pustules or glands present. Stipules present and persistent to older leaves. Pedicel present, 1-1.5 mm long, hairy. Bracteoles absent. Calyx 4-4.5 mm long, not accrescent, hairy, with simple hairs, ribless; pustules or glands present. Corolla 6-7 mm long, uniformly coloured, yellow; claws present; standard 6.5-7 mm long, glabrous, auriculate, wings 6-6.5 mm long, not auriculate, keel 5.5-6 mm long, not beaked, not auriculate, glabrous. Stamens ten; anthers 0.2 mm long, at two different levels (filaments alternately long and short); filaments united in an open sheath with one free stamen. Ovary hairy or glandular; style 5.5-6.5 mm long, hairy or glandular towards the base, not bearded, terete. Fruit stipitate, not beaked. Flowers in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November. Occurs in the Northern Botanical Province, in the Victoria Bonaparte, Central Kimberley, Ord-Victorian-Plain and Dampierland IBRA regions.