Agathosma recurvifolia Sond.

Species

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Characteristics

Branchlets puberulous. Leaves 2-7 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, elliptic, ovate or rotund, mucronate or mucronulate, rounded at the base, concave above, with a distinctly thickened pale and eglandular margin, with an inconspicuous nerve and many scattered glands beneath, entirely glabrous or puberulous. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles 2-5 mm long, glabrous or puberulous, ebracteolate. Sepals 1-1.5 mm long, ovate or oblong, obtuse or subacute, convex and glabrous or puberulous beneath, with a callus behind the apex. Petals 3.5-4.5 mm long, obovate, oblong-obovate or oblong-elliptic, obtuse, cuneate at the base, puberulous above on the lower half, often with a few glands beneath on the upper half. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 1.5-2.5 mm long, linear or oblong, concave and puberulous above, tipped with a conical gland. Ovary glabrous or puberulous, with 2 carpels bearing rotund processes. Style glabrous.
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Dwarf shrub, single-stemmed, up to 1.5 m high. Leaves 2-7 mm long, alternate, recurving, elliptic, ovate or rotund, mucronate or mucronulate; with distinctly thickened pale and eglandular hyaline margins, with an inconspicuous nerve and many scattered glands beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters, white; bracteoles absent. Sepals 1.0-1.5 mm ovate or oblong, obtuse or subacute, convex and glabrous or puberulous beneath, with a callus behind the apex. Petals 3.5-4.5 mm long. Staminodes 1.5-2.5 mm long, linear or oblong, concave and puberulous above, tipped with a conical gland. Ovary glabrous or puberulous, with 2 carpels with rotund processes; style glabrous. Flowering time May-Nov.
Single-stemmed, stiff, spreading shrublet to 1.5 m, turpentine-scented. Leaves recurving, with hyaline margins. Flowers in terminal clusters, white. Fruits 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) 1.5
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Environment

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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Agathosma recurvifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771065-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523592
COL ID 6638Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agathosma acutifolia Hartogia acutifolia Agathosma recurvifolia Agathosma pubicalyx Hartogia recurvifolia