Collected 1770: Bustard Bay, Palm Island, Cape Grafton, Endeavour River
Observed 2019: Far North Queensland
The artist has painted with great delicacy the ephemeral mass of white flowers, where one flower presents its attractive deep red centre. Painting white flowers on a conventional white background is always a great challenge for the botanical artist.
A small to medium annual shrub native to northern Australia, including northern islands, and New Guinea. Plants appear during the tropical wet season, and die off during the dry season that follows.