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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Synostemon hamersleyensis (Phyllanthaceae), a new species endemic to the Pilbara, Western Australia
TELFORD, I.R.H. AND NAAYKENS, J.

Synostemon hamersleyensis I.Telford & Naaykens (Phyllanthaceae), morphologically similar to but distinct from Sauropus aphyllus J.T.Hunter & J.J.Bruhl, is named as new and its habitat, distribution and conservation status are discussed. The new species is endemic to ironstone formations of the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara, central Western Australia.