Agathosma acutissima Dümmer

Species

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Characteristics

A shrublet with puberulous or glabrous branchlets. Leaves 0.5-1 cm long, alternate, erect-spreading, linear, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, rounded or subcordate at the base, convex above, revolute and glandular at the margin, puberulous or glabrous. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles 2-4 mm long, glabrous, puberulous or pubescent, ebracteolate. Sepals 1.75-2.5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, acute, ± ciliate or glabrous. Petals 3-4 mm long, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, very obtuse, cuneate at the base, minutely pubescent above on the lower half. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 1.5 mm long, linear or lanceolate-linear, ± emarginate at the apex, concave and puberulous above, with a gland behind the apex. Ovary glandular, glabrous, with 3 carpels bearing oblong processes. Style glabrous.
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Dwarf shrub, up to 0.7 m high. Leaves 5-10 mm long, alternate, simple, revolute and glandular at margins, linear, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, mucronate. Flowers in terminal clusters, pink; bracteoles absent. Calyx 5-parted; sepals 1.75-2.50 mm long. Petals 5, 3-4 mm long, hypogynous, imbricate. Staminodes opposite to petals, linear or lanceolate-linear, ± emarginate at apex, concave and puberulous above, with gland behind apex. Disc cupular. Ovary superior, of 3 almost free carpels with oblong processes; style glabrous. Flowering time Aug., Sept. Fruit 1-3-carpellate.
Single-stemmed, densely tangled, sprawling shrublet to 70 cm, unpleasantly scented, branching copiously at ground level. Leaves spine-tipped. Flowers in lax, terminal clusters, white with red spots, fragrant. Fruits 3-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.7
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Agathosma acutissima world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523324
COL ID 662W6
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Agathosma acutissima Agathosma phylicoides Agathosma cryptocarpa