Agathosma sladeniana R.Glover

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Agathosma

Characteristics

A densely branched low shrub with hispid branchlets. Leaves 4-6 mm long, alternate, ascending, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, slightly incurved at the apex, rounded at the base, concave above, ± gibbous behind the apex, rounded and with tubercle-based hairs beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters, surrounded by widened scale-like leaves. Peduncles 0.5-1 mm long, glabrous, ebracteolate. Sepals 2 mm long, linear or linear-spathulate, obtuse, ciliate. Petals 5 mm long, linear-spathulate, ciliate on the lower half. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 3 mm long, linear, tapering towards both ends, pilose above at the middle. Ovary with 3 carpels bearing widely rotund hispid processes. Style glabrous.
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Single-stemmed, rounded, stiff, bristly shrublet to 40 cm. Flowers in small, dense, involucrate heads, mauve. Fruits 3-chambered.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Agathosma sladeniana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771089-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523620
COL ID 65QXC
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Synonyms

Agathosma sladeniana