Alepidea delicatula Weim.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Alepidea

Characteristics

Caules singulares vel bini vel etiam plures 1-1.5 mm diam. sub-teretes vel leviter sulcati parte superiore laxe ramosi. Folia subcoriacea; basalia rosulata; petioli (2-)3-6 cm longi semiteretes supra canaliculati; lamina 1-2 cm longa 0.5-1 cm lata ovata-obovata basi rotundata-subcordata marginibus grosse dentata dentibus longe ciliata et ciliis interdentalibus inflexis praedita subtus obscure reticulato-nervosa; folia caulina 0 vel pauca. Capitula longe pedunculata; bracteae involucrales 10; 5 majores segmentis 2-3.5 mm longae ovatae acutae-sub-obtusae obscure nervosae, 5 minores 1-2 mm longae acutae; sepala 0.4 mm longa triangularia; petala 1.2-1.5 mm longa; staminum fila-menta c:a 1.2 mm longa filiformia, antherae ovoideae 0.6 mm longae; mericarpia 1.7-1.8 mm longa 1-1.2 mm crassa ovoidea verrucoso-rugosa.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.1 m high, when in flower 0.07-0.23 m high. Leaves rosulate, lamina ovate to elliptic, 20-50 mm long, base cordate to cuneate, toothed, tooth bristles spreading, intertooth bristles inflexed; petioles typically not much longer than lamina. Flowering time Dec., Jan.
Like A. capensis but slender, to 20 cm, leaves toothed, tooth bristles spreading, intertooth bristles incurved.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1
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Environment

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Soil texture 6-8
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Alepidea delicatula world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837409-1
WFO ID wfo-0000525530
COL ID BP2J
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Alepidea delicatula