Agathosma kougaense Pillans

Species

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Characteristics

Branchlets puberulous. Leaves mostly 1 cm long, alternate, erect-spreading, lanceolate, acute, rounded at the base, concave and somewhat rough above, slightly thickened at the margin, ciliolate, rounded and with scattered and marginal glands beneath, with a scarcely raised nerve. Flowers in pairs in the axils of the upper leaves. Peduncles 1.5-2 mm long, puberulous, subtended by small ovate bracteoles. Sepals 2 mm long, ovate-oblong, obtuse, hyaline at the margin, ciliate, rounded and with 2 rows of glands beneath. Petals 5 mm long, obovate, subacute or acute, cuneate at the base, ciliolate, slightly concave and sparsely pubescent above, with several glands beneath. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 1.5 mm long, linear, tipped with a conical gland, slightly concave above, ciliate. Disk crenulate. Ovary glabrous, with 2 carpels bearing very small rotund processes. Style glabrous.
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Dwarf shrub, up to 0.2 m high. Leaves mostly 10 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, lanceolate, acute, rounded at base, concave and somewhat rough above, slightly thickened at margins, ciliolate, rounded and with scattered and marginal glands beneath, with a scarcely raised nerve. Flowers in pairs in axils of upper leaves, white; bracteoles 2. Sepals 2 mm long, ovate-oblong, obtuse, hyaline at margins, ciliate, rounded and with 2 rows of glands beneath. Petals 5 mm long, obovate, subacute or acute, cuneate at base, with several glands beneath. Staminodes 1.5 mm long, linear, tipped with a conical gland, slightly concave above, ciliate. Disc crenulate. Ovary glabrous, with 1 or 2 carpels with very small, rotund processes; style glabrous. Flowering time July-Nov.
Slender, leafy shrub to 20 cm. Flowers in pairs in axils, white. Fruits 1(2)-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Agathosma kougaense world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001132983
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Synonyms

Agathosma kougaense