Commersonia grandiflora (Endl.) C.F.Wilkins & Whitlock

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 20-60 mm long, 8-40 mm wide, not lobed; margins sinuate or serrate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves), 10-20 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 2-3 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx cream or white, 5.5-7 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, stellate hairs present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla white, 4.2-5 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 0.4-0.5 mm long; anthers 0.6-0.7 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes present, appendages absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absent; styles several, free and separate, arising from the summit of the ovary, 1.3-1.4 mm long, with five style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time July, August, September, October or November. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Jarrah Forest, Warren and Esperance.