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Alyogyne cuneiformis (DC.) Lewton
Coastal Hibiscus

Reference
J.Wash.Acad.Sci. 5:309 (1915)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect shrub, 1-3.5 m high. Fl. white/blue-purple, May to Nov or Jan. Red sandy soils. Coastal plains, limestone outcrops, dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 September 1996
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Scientific Description

Shrub, with glabrous stems. Leaves 20-90 mm long, 3-15 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairs and scales absent (leaves quite glabrous)with scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 25-40 mm long; glabrous, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 15-35 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, glabrous, Sessile glands absent. Calyx green, 25-40 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla white, blue or purple, 45-65 mm long, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens many, united and arising from a staminal tube around the style; filaments present, 1-3 mm long; anthers 1.5-1.7 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs and scales absent (ovary quite glabrous); style 1, 30-35 mm long, with five style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Fruits dehiscent (capsules and follicles), length-width ratio more or less as long as wide, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, Sessile glands absent, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent; apex rounded; prickles absent (except perhaps a terminal awn); terminal awns or spines absent; calyx persistent to mature fruit, not accrescent; carpels 5; seeds per loculus ≥5. Flowering time January, May, June, July, August, September, October or November. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean or South-West, IBRA Bioregion Carnarvon, Yalgoo and Geraldton Sandplains.

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 11 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore), Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Exmouth, Northampton, Shark Bay.