346 
sinus end, sinus hairs absent, inner surface of 
tube with dense ring of long hairs in medial 
section or with sparse long hairs in medial 
section. Nutlets 2-2.3 mm long. Figs. 3B, 8C. 
Additional specimens examined : Australia: Western 
Australia. Nimbing Range, NNW of Kununurra, May 
1996, Keighery 15255 (PERTH); banks of Packsaddle 
Creek, near Kununurra, Aug 1974, Kenneally 1938 
(CANB, PERTH); The Gorge, Station Creek, 35 km NNE 
of Carlton Hill HS, Mar 1978, Lazarides 8475 (CANB, 
PERTH); c. 97 km N of Kununurra on road to coast N 
of Ningbing, Jul 1995, Mitchell 4005 (CANB, PERTH); 
Summit of Poompangala Hill, c. 8 km W of Kalumburu, 
Apr 1991, Willing 265 (PERTH). Northern Territory, 
near Caranbirini Waterhole, SW of Borroloola, Jun 1999, 
Bean 15048 (BRI); 33 km N of Victoria River Downs 
HS, Jun 2005, Bean 24129 (BRI, DNA, MEL); 25 miles 
[41.7 km] E of Timber Creek, May 1968, Byrnes NB743 
(BRI); 35 miles [56 km] SW of Borroloola, Mar 1959, 
Chippendale 5553 (BRI, CANB, L, MEL, PERTH); c. 
1.9 km NNE of Pungalina HS on Calvert River Road, 
Pungalina Wildlife Sanctuary, Jun 2011, Jensen 2375 
(BRI, DNA); 17 km SW of Kalkarmdji, May 2010, Latz 
25553 (DNA, NT); Nicholson River area, Jun 1974, 
Maconochie 1992 (AD, BRI, CANB, K, MO, NT); 
Site 141, Kidman Springs Research Station, Aug 1990, 
Manning V627 (DNA); 50 km SW of Borroloola, Jun 
1977, Must 1551 (BRI, CANB, DNA, NT); 7.5 km S of 
Timber Creek racecourse, Jul 1977, Must 1564 (DNA, 
CANB, NT); Gregory NP, beside tributary of Bullock 
Paddock Creek, Apr 1996, O’Neill 72 (DNA, MO); 4 
miles [6 km] SSE of Coolibah Station, Jun 1952, Perry 
2865 (BRI, CANB, NT); 14 km from Settlement Creek 
on road to Calvert Hills, 1 km E of jump-up. May 1978, 
Simon 3124 & Farrell (BRI); Daly River Aboriginal 
Reserve, c. 95 km SE from Port Keats Mission, May 
1994, Walsh 3727 (DNA, MEL); 5 km W of Robinson 
River, Gulf of Carpentaria, May 1985, Wightman 1886 
& Leach (BRI, CANB, DNA, K, PERTH); Fish River 
station, Apr 2012, Wirf 710 (CANB, DNA). Queensland. 
Burke District: Settlement Creek, 25 miles [40 km] 
from coast. Gulf of Carpentaria, Jun 1948, Perry 1201 
(BRI, CANB, PERTH); Gregory River crossing near 
Riversleigh Station, Jun 1989, Purdie 3585 (CANB); 
Bowthorn Station, 33.5 km NNW of HS, Jun 2006, 
Thompson WES796 & Morgan (BRI, NSW); 100 km 
WSW of Burketown, May 2008, Thompson WES1484 & 
Wilson (BRI, DNA). 
Distribution and habitat: Anisomeles 
brevipilosa is widespread in the Northern 
Territory, and extends to near Kununurra in 
Western Australia, and the extreme north¬ 
west of Queensland (Map 3). It grows in dry 
watercourses or on sandy colluvium, over 
sandstone or limestone substrates. 
Phenology : Flowers are recorded from March 
to June; fruits from April to June. 
Austrobaileya 9(3): 321-381 (2015) 
Notes : Anisomeles brevipilosa can often be 
distinguished solely by its narrow leaves, 
up to 6.6 times longer than broad. However, 
populations from the Victoria River Downs 
area have broader leaves than usual, i.e. 3-4 
times longer than broad. Very often, the stem 
indumentum is extremely dense, obscuring 
the stem surface at *40 magnification, but in 
some localities the stem indumentum is dense 
or moderately dense. 
Anisomeles brevipilosa is closely allied to 
A. far inace a; they both have extremely short 
hairs (< 0.2 mm) on their leaves and upper 
stems. A. brevipilosa is distinguished from A 
farinacea by the presence of hispid hairs at 
the base of the plant, hairs 0.3-0.8 mm long 
on the outside of the calyx (versus 0.15-0.25 
mm long), and not obscuring the calyx surface 
(surface obscured in A. farinacea ), the lower 
corolla lip 11.7-13.1 mm long (versus 6.4-10 
mm long), and style 12-13 mm long (versus 
9.5-10.5 mm long). 
Conservation status: Least Concern. 
Etymology: From the Latin brevis meaning 
short and pilosus hairy. This is in reference to 
the very short hairs on the stems and leaves of 
this species. 
4. Anisomeles bundeyensis A.R.Bean 
sp. nov. pilis glandularibus abundantibus 
caulibus insidentibus, foliis basalibus 125— 
145 mm longis, bracteolis longissimis, cymis 
bis dichasialibus in verticillis et calycibus 
fructificantibus 11.4-12.6 mm longitudine 
distinguitur. Typus: Australia: Northern 
Territory. Mt Bundey East, 14 May 1987, R. 
Fensham 559 (holo: DNA). 
Erect or spreading shrub, 1-1.5 m high. Upper 
stems and rachises without patent hispid hairs; 
short curved hairs absent; stalked glandular 
hairs abundant; glandular hairs extending 
to lower stems; sessile glands 8-48 mm 2 
Cauline leaves 120-150 mm long, 55-67 
mm wide, 2-2.4 times longer than wide, base 
obtuse or broadly cuneate (> 60°); marginal 
lobes dentate or serrate, regular, 26-35 on 
each side, acute, 1.5-2.2 mm deep; petioles 
23-30 mm long, 18-21% of lamina length. 
Lamina upper surface indumentum of erect 
glandular hairs and curved eglandular hairs 
