Agathosma bisulca Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Agathosma

Characteristics

Branchlets puberulous or rarely glabrous. Leaves mostly 1-2.5 cm long, alternate, erect-spreading, linear, oblanceolate-linear or oblanceolate-oblong or acerose, acute, tapering at the base, concave above, rounded-convex or slightly keeled beneath, often bisulcate beneath, glabrous or puberulous above and beneath, sometimes with hairs at the apex, with scattered glands beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters or the lower axillary, often in small axillary racemes associated in panicles. Peduncles 5-8 mm long, puberulous or glabrous, with two bracteoles on the lower half. Sepals 1.5 mm long, ovate, acute to very obtuse, obtusely keeled beneath on the upper half, membranous at the margin, puberulous or glabrous, sometimes ciliolate. Petals 5-6 mm long; blade widely ovate, elliptic or rotund, obtuse, sometimes sparsely pubescent above and beneath at the middle; claw as long to twice as long, subfiliform, sometimes pubescent near the base. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes about 3.5 mm long, oblanceolate in the upper half and very slender in the lower half, or linear, obtuse and usually slightly retuse, ± pubescent or villous above, with a gland behind the apex. Ovary glabrous, or hispidulous on the upper half, with 2, 3 or rarely 4 carpels bearing rotund glabrous or pubescent processes. Style glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Fruit studded with glands.
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Single-stemmed, rounded, densely leafy shrub to 2 m, branching near soil level. Flowers in terminal clusters, white. Fruits usually 2-chambered.
Dense, rounded shrub to over 1 m, branching at soil level. Flowers in lax, terminal clusters, white. Fruits 3-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Agathosma bisulca world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770868-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523358
COL ID 65QWC
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Agathosma barosmifolia Hartogia barosmifolia Hartogia bisulca Agathosma prolifera Bucco prolifera Diosma acerosa Diosma barosmifolia Diosma bifurca Diosma bisulca Diosma glauca Diosma prolifera Hartogia acerosa Hartogia prolifera Agathosma acerosa Agathosma glauca Agathosma leipoldtii Agathosma barosmifolia var. angustifolia Agathosma bisulca