Persistence pays off: resolution of Lasiopetalum hapalocalyx (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae), a new species from south-western Australia

This new species was first collected in 1995 near Cape Riche on the south coast of Western Australia but its taxonomic status has remained unresolved, in part due to a lack of adequate material. Over the following 25 years, a further 35 specimens of this species and its closest allies were collected during regional surveys or through targeted field research and submitted to the Western Australian Herbarium (Western Australian Herbarium 1998–). Access to this additional material has ultimately facilitated its taxonomic resolution.