Citation: A.L. Juss. ex Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 5:565 (1819).

Synonymy: Iresine javanica Burman f., Fl. Ind. 212 (1768).

Common name: None

Description:
Fairly woody erect branched shrub usually less than 1 m high, whitish-tomentose on the younger parts with plumose hairs; leaves linear to narrowly obovate, densely tomentose especially below like the stems, 2-7 cm long.

Spikes to 10 cm long, c. 5 mm broad; bracts and bracteoles lanceolate to ovate, white, at least partly woolly-tomentose, c. 1-2 mm long, persistent after the perianth is lost; perianth-segments usually obovate, the outer 2 larger than the inner, to 3 mm long, hairy outside; perianth of male flowers smaller than of female flowers.

Fruit 1-1.5 mm long.

	Aerva javanica, twig, portion of stem with bract, female flower, pistil and seed.
Image source: fig. 175 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Distribution:  S.Aust.: LE.   W.Aust.; N.T.; Qld.   native to the Old World tropics. Conservation status: native Flowering time: Oct.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

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