Agathosma salina Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

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Characteristics

Branchlets pubescent. Leaves 2.5-3.5 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, crowded, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, rounded at the base, concave and shortly pilose above, rounded, with large glands and hair-tipped tubercles beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles 0.5 mm long, scabridous, with filiform bracteoles at the apex, subtended by spathulate membranous ciliate bracts. Sepals 1.75-2 mm long, oblanceolate-linear, obtuse, flat, thin, ciliate. Petals 3.5-4 mm long; blade oblanceolate, obtuse; claw as long, linear, ciliate. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 2.5 mm long, linear, widened and ciliate at the middle, tapering towards both ends. Ovary glabrous, with 3 carpels rounded above, without processes. Style glabrous.
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Stiff, rounded, single-stemmed, harsh shrublet to 40 cm, scarcely aromatic. Flowers in numerous, small, dense, terminal clusters, bright pink. Fruits 3-chambered, without horns.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Agathosma salina world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771079-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523608
COL ID 5TQXB
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Synonyms

Agathosma salina