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(BRI, CANB, DNA); Mt McMinns Station, 11.8 km E of 
station turnoff on road to Roper Bar, Mar 2002, Dixon 
& Harwood 1016 (DNA); Fitzmaurice River basin. May 
1994, Dunlop 9922 & Latz (DNA, MEL); Keep River NP, 
Jarrarm area, Jun 1995, Egan 5038 (DNA); NitmilukNP, 
Feb 1991, Evans 3639 (BRI, DNA, K); Wearyan River 
headwaters, Jan 1989, Latz 11262 (DNA, MEL, NT); 28 
km S of Nathan River HS, Sep 1995, Latz 14580 (DNA, 
NT); 2.5 km ESE of Katherine Gorge ranger station. May 
2009, Latz 24344 & Quarmby (DNA, NT); Yamburran 
Range, 10 km NNE of Mt Millikmonmir, May 1994, 
Leach 4555 & Albrecht (DNA, MEL); Nitmiluk NP, Feb 
2001, Michell 3348 (B, DNA); Hayes Creek, May 1963, 
Muspratt SS0603 (DNA); Edith Falls, Katherine Gorge 
NP, Apr 1983, Thompson 249 (CANB); Bullo River 
Station, Mar 2009, Westaway 2792 (DNA, MO). 
Distribution and habitat : Anisomeles 
viscidula is endemic to Australia and is 
distributed from the north-west Kimberley 
region of Western Australia, to the north¬ 
eastern Northern Territory (Map 7). It grows 
in open woodland dominated by species such 
as Erythrophleum chlorostachys. Eucalyptus 
miniata A.Cunn. ex Schauer or E. phoenicea 
F.Muell. It is apparently confined to quartzose 
sandstone plateaux and outcrops on sandy or 
skeletal soil. 
Phenology : Flowers are recorded from 
January to June. There is also a single 
flowering record from September, but that 
specimen was collected from a spring with 
permanent water supply. Fruits are recorded 
from April to September. 
Notes: Anisomeles viscidula is characterised 
by the relatively lax inflorescences exceeded 
by the floral bracts on the lower verticils, the 
relatively narrow leaves, and the presence of 
stalked glandular hairs and hispid hairs on 
the stems and leaves. Eastern populations 
(adjacent to the Gulf of Carpentaria) have 
relatively few glandular hairs, but in all other 
populations, they are abundant. It differs from 
A. macdonaldii by the narrower cauline leaves 
with serrate marginal lobes, and the mostly 
longer fruiting calyces. 
Conservation status : Least Concern. 
Etymology: From the diminutive form of 
the Latin word viscidus meaning sticky or 
clammy. This is in reference to the densely 
glandular leaves and stems of this species. 
25. Anisomeles vulpina A.R.Bean sp. nov. 
pilis densis retrorsis in caule, foliis latis basi 
obtusa, in pagina superiore folii pilis 1.0-1.3 
mm longitudine et pilis marginalibus loborum 
calycis ubique 0.3-0.6 mm longitudine 
distinguitur. Typus: Australia: Queensland. 
North Kennedy District: c. 50 metres from 
the top of Mt Fox crater, SW of Ingham, 4 
October 2014, R. Jensen 3350 & J.E. Kemp 
(holo: BRI; iso: CANB, CNS, E, MEL, NSW, 
NY, distribuendi). 
Erect or spreading shrub, 0.3-0.4 m high. 
Upper stems and rachises without patent 
hispid hairs; short curved hairs retrorse, 
moderately dense or dense; stalked glandular 
hairs absent; sessile glands 8-48 mm 2 
Cauline leaves 27-50 mm long, 16-30 mm 
wide, 1.6-2.1 times longer than wide, base 
obtuse or broadly cuneate (> 60°) or narrowly 
cuneate (< 60°) or attenuate; marginal lobes 
crenate or dentate or serrate, regular, 9-14 on 
each side, acute or obtuse, 0.4-1.8 mm deep; 
petioles 3.5-20 mm long, 13-44% of lamina 
length. Lamina upper surface indumentum 
erect or curved, eglandular, 0.9-1.3 mm long, 
moderately dense (hairs 0.1-0.2 mm apart) or 
dense (hairs < 0.1 mm apart), sessile glands 
8-32 mm 2 ; lower surface indumentum lanate, 
tangled or erect or curved, eglandular, 1-1.2 
mm long, dense (hairs < 0.1 mm apart), sessile 
glands 16-64 mm 2 ; transition from leaves to 
floral bracts gradual. Floral bracts elliptical 
or ovate or broadly ovate, 4.5-20 mm long, 
3-14 mm wide, not consistently exceeding 
verticils. Verticils (inflorescence clusters) 
overlapping near apex or all separated on 
rachis, cymes entirely monochasial, with 3-6 
flowers per monochasium, peduncles 0-1 
mm long on lowermost cluster; bracteoles 
spathulate or linear, 2.4-3.5 mm long, 0.3-0.5 
mm wide. Corolla tube same length as calyx, 
or shorter than calyx; annulus 2.7-3 mm from 
base of corolla, annulus hairs 0.25-0.4 mm 
long; upper lip elliptical, 3.4-4.9 mm long, 
with eglandular hairs on outer surface; lower 
lip purple or pink, 5.3-6.4 mm long to end 
of lateral lobes, 9.5-12.1 mm long overall, 
glabrous or with 1-20 eglandular hairs on 
platform. Longest stamens 11.5-12 mm long 
from base of corolla tube; filament hairs 
0.9-1.9 mm long, mainly at distal end. Style 
