Agathosma glandulosa Sond.

Species

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Characteristics

Branchlets pubescent, with occasional glandular hairs. Leaves 4-7 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, ovate or oblong-elliptic, acute or almost so, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, concave above up the middle, convex towards the slightly recurved margin, with a prominent nerve and small scattered glands beneath, often with glandular hairs on the margin. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles about 7 mm long, pubescent, with many glandular hairs, ebracteolate. Sepals 2.5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, subacute, keeled and pubescent beneath, with occasional glandular hairs on the margin. Petals 5-6.5 mm long, blade oblong-elliptic or ovate and subcordate at the base, obtuse; claw 2/3 as long, narrowly linear, ciliate on the lower half. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 4.5-5 mm long, lanceolate, long-acuminate, gland-tipped, subquadrate at the base, concave above in the lower half, ciliate. Ovary puberulous on the upper half, with 3 carpels bearing oblong pilose processes. Style pilose except towards the apex.
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Sprawling, profusely gland-dotted shrub to 1 m. Flowers in lax, terminal clusters, white. Fruits 3-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Agathosma glandulosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770946-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523455
COL ID 65QVM
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Synonyms

Agathosma glandulosa Diosma glandulosa Hartogia glandulosa