Agathosma bodkinii Dümmer

Species

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Characteristics

Branchlets puberulous. Leaves 3-4 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, narrowly ovate, obtuse, rounded at the base, widely concave and puberulous or glabrous above, rounded-convex, puberulous and with large glands confined to the margin beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles 1-2 mm long, puberulous, subtended by or with small linear bracteoles at the base. Sepals 1.25-1.5 mm long, ovate or elliptic, obtuse, concave above, ciliolate, rounded and puberulous beneath, with a gland behind the apex. Petals 2.5-2.75 mm long, glabrous; blade obovate, obtuse; claw 2/3 as long, narrowly linear. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 1.5-2.5 mm long, narrowly oblanceolate-linear, glabrous, with an apical gland. Ovary with 4 or rarely 3 carpels bearing rounded puberulous processes. Style villous or pubescent on the lower half.
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Single-stemmed, slender shrublet to 40 cm, peppery or peppermint-scented. Flowers in small, dense, terminal clusters, pink to bright purple. Fruits (3)4-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Agathosma bodkinii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770871-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523361
COL ID 6638C
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Synonyms

Agathosma bodkinii