Agathosma latipetala Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Agathosma

Characteristics

Branchlets puberulous. Leaves usually 2.5-3 mm long, alternate, reflexed, oblong-or ovate-lanceolate, or ovate, obtuse, rounded at the base, ± concave or almost flat above, glabrous or sometimes sparsely ciliate, slightly thickened at the margin, nerve-keeled, with immersed glands on the keel and margin. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles 3-4 mm long, glabrous or ± puberulous, sometimes with minute glandular hairs, with slender bracteoles on the lower half. Sepals 1.25-2 mm long, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, subacute, rounded beneath, narrowly membranous and often ciliolate at the margin, sometimes setose at the apex and on the nerve beneath. Petals 3.5-4 mm long, glabrous; blade elliptic or obovate-elliptic, sometimes subcordate at the base, very obtuse; claw half to three quarters as long, linear. Stamens with filaments ciliolate on the lower half. Staminodes 2.5 mm long, lanceolate, obtuse, cuneate at the base, concave and pubescent above, with a gland behind the apex. Ovary with 3 carpels bearing widely oblong or subclavate sometimes setose processes. Style glabrous.
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Harsh, twiggy, much-branched shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves reflexed. 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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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Agathosma latipetala world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770986-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523500
COL ID 65QVP
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Synonyms

Agathosma latipetala Hartogia latipetala Agathosma florifera