Asterolasia section Muricatae Duretto & Heslewood, sect. nov.

Type: Asterolasia muricata J.M.Black.

Differs from the typical section by flowers having two carpels (v. 5) and from section Urocarpus by flowers having yellow petals with stellate hairs with unfused rays ( v. petals white, pink, or yellow and then hairs on abaxial surface with fused rays so the hairs look like fimbriate scales).

Hairs stellate, rays unfused. Leaves revolute. Petals yellow. Carpels 2.

A monotypic section confined to South Australia.

Etymology

The sectional name is derived from the specific epithet of its type species.