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Pentacalia davidsmithii

Botanic Family
Asteraceae
Author
H. Robinson & Cuatrecasas

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Scrambling or prostrate subshrub with striate stems. Corisceous glabrous leaves to 130mm x 52mm with few hairs on midvein above & sparsely puberulous beneath. Terminal thyrses with bracts to 10mm long, bracteoles to 2.5mm long, 10-13 tomentellous involucral bracts to 6mm x 1.8mm, 8 ray florets with glabrous yellow corolla, tube 5mm long, limb 10mm long, 25 disc florets with glabrous yellow corolla to 9.5mm long, tube 3.5mm long, throat 4.5mm long, lobes 2mm x 0.8mm, fragrant. 5-ribbed glabrous achenes 1.8mm long with bristles 8mm long.

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