Agathosma sedifolia Schltdl.

Species

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Characteristics

A low shrub with glabrous branchlets. Leaves 6-8 mm long, alternate, ascending, subimbricate, linear-oblong, sometimes lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, rounded at the base, navicular, obtusely keeled, pilose on the margin and keel. Flowers in terminal clusters. Peduncles 6 mm long, glabrous, with slender bracteoles near the base. Sepals 3 mm long, ovate, acute, keeled, thickened at the apex, membranous at the margin, villous-ciliate. Petals 6 mm long; blade obovate, cucullate at the apex; claw half as long, cuneate, pubescent above. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 3-5 mm long, linear, attenuate, recurved at the apex, furrowed above, pubescent on the lower half, with a large apical gland. Ovary pilose on the apex, with 3 carpels bearing obovate pilose processes.
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Single-stemmed, smooth shrublet to 80 cm, faintly aromatic. Flowers rather large, in lax, terminal clusters, pink. Fruits 3-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Agathosma sedifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771084-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523613
COL ID 662XB
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Synonyms

Agathosma sedifolia Diosma sedifolia Hartogia sedifolia