Agathosma florida Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Agathosma

Characteristics

Branchlets sparsely pubescent. Leaves 4-5 mm long, alternate, crowded, spreading, lanceolate, subacute, rounded at the base, slightly convex above, denticulate and at first pilose at the scarcely recurved margin, with a slightly raised and at first pilose nerve beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles 3.5 mm long, glabrous, with bracteoles on the lower half. Sepals 1 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, obtusely keeled, glabrous. Petals 4.5-4.75 mm long; blade oblong-oblanceolate, very obtuse, sparsely pubescent above, ciliate on the lower half; claw about 1 mm long, linear. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 4 mm long, lanceolate-linear, obtuse, ciliate on the lower half, linear and glabrous at the base. Ovary with 3 carpels bearing linear-oblong processes pilose at the apex. Style glabrous.
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Slender shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers in terminal clusters, white. Fruits 3-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Agathosma florida world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770929-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523434
COL ID 5TQVN
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Synonyms

Agathosma florida Hartogia florida Agathosma mollis