Agathosma venusta (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Pillans

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Agathosma

Characteristics

Branchlets warted, puberulous. Leaves mostly 6-8 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, obovate, widely obovate, rotund or sometimes ovate, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, very obtuse, rounded or widely cuneate at the base, flat or slightly concave above, glabrous, or puberulous on the petiole, obtusely serrate and thickened at the margin, with a raised nerve and scattered glands beneath. Flowers 2-5 together clustered at the ends of very short bracteolate stipes in the axils of the upper leaves. Peduncles 4-5 mm long, minutely puberulous, with a few prominent glands, with linear bracteoles on the lower half. Sepals 0.75 mm long, deltoid-ovate, obtuse, rounded and minutely puberulous beneath. Petals 3.5 mm long, oblanceolate or oblong, tapering to an obtuse base, concave above, incurved at the apex, glabrous, with a large gland behind the apex and several below. Stamens glabrous. Staminodes 2.75 mm long, linear, dorsally compressed, glabrous, tipped with a large gland. Disk inconspicuous, crenulate. Ovary distinctly raised on a stout stipe, glabrous, with 3 or sometimes 4 carpels bearing conical-oblong glandular processes. Style glabrous, much recurved.
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Dwarf shrub, up to 1 m high. Leaves mostly 6-8 mm long, alternate, erect-spreading, obtusely serrate and thickened at margins, with a raised nerve and scattered glands beneath. Flowers 2-5 together clustered at ends of very short, bracteolate stipes in axils of upper leaves, pale mauve and often dark-dotted; bracteoles 2. Sepals 0.75 mm long, deltoid-ovate, obtuse; minutely puberulous beneath. Petals 3.5 mm long, tapering to an obtuse base. Staminodes 2.75 mm long, tipped with a large gland. Disc inconspicuous, crenulate. Ovary distinctly raised on a stout stipe, glabrous, with (2)3 or 4(5) carpels with conical-oblong glandular processes; styles glabrous, much recurved. Flowering time July-Feb.
Resprouting shrub with warted branches to 1 m, pleasantly liquorice-scented. Flowers in small, axillary and terminal clusters, pale mauve often dark-dotted. Fruits 2(-5)-chambered, 1 or more often aborting.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Soil texture 3-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Agathosma venusta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771131-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523667
COL ID 5TR8J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agathosma venusta Diosma venusta Barosma venusta