Capparis loranthifolia var. loranthifolia Lindl. APNI* Description: Dense tree or shrub with spreading crown, 2–8 m high; juvenile shoots with a rusty tomentum; stems and leaves early glabrescent.
Leaves with lamina linear to narrow-oblanceolate, 3–7 cm long, mostly 8–10 mm wide, secondary veins 5–8 pairs, obscure; spines straight, 4–7 mm long, absent from fertile twigs.
Flowers terminal, 1–5 at end of branches, pedicels 20–40 mm long. Petals to 20 mm long, cream. Gynophore 15–25 mm long.
Fruit ± globose, 30–40 mm diam., smooth or coarsely netted; stalk 2–9 cm long.
Flowering: spring.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in woodland, sometimes a weed in cleared areas; rare in N.S.W.
NSW subdivisions: NWP
Other Australian states: Qld N.T.
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Endangered
| The single variety in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW. |
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