Byblis liniflora
Content
Description
Unbranched, weak herb, c. 15-40 cm.
Leaves filiform, very thin, blunt, c. 4-6 cm, spreading.
Sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, erect, 3-4 mm, with scarious margin, glabrous, c. 3-4 by 1½ mm.
Petals oblanceolate, acute, with dentate upper margin, 4-8(-11) mm.
Stamens glabrous, anthers varying from 1.5-3 mm, filaments longest where anthers are shortest.
Ovary glandular;
Capsule transversely elliptic, with 2 shallow grooves, c. 2 by 4 mm.
Seeds ellipsoid, at one end ± pointed, black, 1 mm, lengthwise ribbed, ladder-like tessellate between the ribs.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), NW. Australia present, South New Guinea present, near Merauke present
Queensland to NW. Australia, in Malesia: South New Guinea (near Merauke: Hoo-GERWERF 273), one collection.
Citation
BAILEY 1900: Queensl. Fl.: 551
STEEN. 1968 – In: Blumea: 355
DOMIN 1922 – In: Act. Bot. Bohem.: 4
SALISB. 1913: Compr. Cat: 174: f. 145
SPECHT 1958 – In: Rec. Am.-Austr. Exp. Arnhem Land: 231
BTH. 1864 – In: Fl. Austr.: 470
BRITTEN 1900: p. 30. – In: Ill. Pl. Banks: t. 96
DC. 1824 – In: Prod.: 319
EWART & DAVIES 1917: Fl. North. Terr.: 117
SALISB. 1929 – In: Bibl. Bot.: 703
F.v.M. 1876 – In: Fragm.: 81
ENDL. 1841: Iconogr.: t. 113