Rhynchosia acuminatissima Miq. APNI* Synonyms: Rhynchosia cunninghamii Benth. APNI*
Description: Climbing herb; stems pubescent.
Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets broad-ovate or rhombic, 5–15 cm long, 5–7.5 cm wide, both surfaces ± softly hairy, upper surface often glabrescent, lower surface gland-dotted; petiole 3–10 cm long; stipules c. 5 mm long, caducous.
Racemes 5–15 cm long, mostly 20–50-flowered, ± sessile. Calyx c. 4 mm long, densely hairy. Corolla 10–12 mm long, yellowish green.
Pod oblong, 20–30 mm long, c. 7 mm wide, velvety with a dense covering of short and long greenish yellow hairs; seeds 2, ovoid, c. 5 mm long, blue-black.
Flowering: spring–summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in or near rainforest in the Lismore-Murwillumbah district.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Vulnerable
Text by C. Gardner & T. A. James
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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