Bertya oblonga Blakely APNI* Synonyms: Bertya sp. D sensu Harden (1990) APNI*
Description: Subresinous, multistemmed, slender shrub, young growth golden-tomentose.
Leaves linear to oblong, 15–25 mm long, mostly 2–3 mm wide, upper surface scabrous to glabrous, lower surface whitish, densely tomentose; midrib prominent, often with scattered, coarser hairs.
Flowers on peduncles 1–2 mm long, axillary or sometimes terminal; bracts 5 or 6, linear, thick, unequal, the lower ones often brownish tomentose. Male perianth segments glabrous, more than twice as long as the bracts. Female perianth segments narrow-lanceolate, 2–3 mm long, acute, glabrous; styles glabrous, irregularly trifid.
Capsule c. 8 mm long, 4–5 mm diam., sparsely tomentose or nearly glabrous.
Flowering: spring to summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Rare.
NSW subdivisions: NWS, CWS, NWP, SWP
Text by T. A. James & G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: D.A. Halford & R.J.F. Henderson (2002)
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