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Lasiopetalum rufum (Lasiopetalum rufum)

Description

Erect or diffuse shrub 0.5–1 m high.Leaves mostly 4–6 cm long, sometimes shorter, margins revolute; upper surface glabrous to finely pubescent, lower surface white-tomentose; secondary veins not visible; petiole 2–3 mm long. Cymes mostly 2- or 3-flowered, shorter than leaves; shortly pedunculate; bracteoles > 2 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide. Calyx lobes mostly 4–5 mm long, both surfaces hairy. Capsule 3–5 mm diam., tomentose.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malvales

            • Family: Malvaceae

              • Genus: Lasiopetalum