Adenogramma physocalyx Fenzl

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Molluginaceae > Adenogramma

Characteristics

A small many-stemmed annual, 5-15 cm high. Leaves in whorls usually of 6, linear-filiform, 4-6 mm long. Flowers crowded. Pedicels 3-4 mm long. Perianth 2-3 mm long, the segments green with a narrow white margin, not imbricate, the edges pressed together and bent outwards. Fruit shining, black, pear-shaped, slightly compressed, at the top gradually narrowed to a smooth symmetrical beak. Fruit completely hidden by the enlarged bladder-like perianth and falling with it.
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Like A. glomerata but perianth accrescent with prominent keels, fruits globose, gradually elongating into a beak as long as body.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Adenogramma physocalyx world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:360458-1
WFO ID wfo-0000520194
COL ID 9ZKX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Adenogramma dregeana Adenogramma physocalyx