Parsonsia R.Br.

Stamens exserted, cohering into a cone Parsonsia
Corolla hairy at least in the throat or tube
Branchlets and petioles glabrous to pubescent. Undersurface of leaves glabrous or minutely pubescent.
Leaves mostly less than 3 cm wide, 5–10 cm long, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate. Corolla c. 4 mm long
Leaves tapering towards both ends, paler underneath; main lateral veins making an angle of 30–45° with the midvein. Inflorescence rusty-tomentose. Corolla bearded inside at the base with reflexed hairs; lobes narrow, twice as long as the tube. Fruit 5–8 cm long, dividing into rather thin follicles. Blue Mts WSF. Fl. Summer Parsonsia brownii
Leaves rounded or cordate at the base, equally green on both surfaces; main veins making an angle of 45–50° with the midvein. Inflorescence glabrous. Corolla campanulate, bearded at the base inside; lobes broad, c. as long as the tube. Blue Mts; Illawarra region. WSF and RF. Fl. summer–autumn. Black Silkpod Parsonsia purpurascens