Agathosma pattisoniae Dümmer

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Agathosma

Characteristics

Branchlets pubescent. Leaves 5-8 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, obovate-elliptic or obovate, acute or obtuse, cuneate at the base, slightly concave scabrid and somewhat puberulous above, with evident secondary nerves, gland-crenate, pubescent and with few glands beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles about 1 cm long, sparsely pubescent, ebracteolate. Sepals 2 mm long, deltoid-ovate, obtuse, rounded and pubescent beneath. Petals 8.5 mm long, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, cuneate at the base, pilose beneath on the upper half, ciliate above the middle, with many conspicuous glands beneath. Stamens sparsely pubescent on the filaments. Staminodes 6 mm long, oblong, with a large obovate apical gland, ciliate, distinctly nerved beneath. Ovary glabrous, with 5 carpels bearing short conical processes.
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Dwarf, gnarled shrublet to 10 cm, buchu-scented. Flowers long-stalked, in few-flowered, lax, terminal clusters, white. Fruits 5-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Agathosma pattisoniae world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771033-1
WFO ID wfo-0001132990
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Synonyms

Agathosma pattisoniae