Anginon paniculatum (Thunb.) B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Anginon

Characteristics

Robust, sparsely branched, woody shrub, up to 4 m high, mature parts invariably glaucous, with a conspicuous white wax layer. Stems usually branched at the base, mostly leafy from the middle of the plant upwards. Leaves relatively uniform; basal leaves triternate with toothed leaflets; upper leaves invariably divided, 4-to 5-pinnate, never junciform, (120-)15.9-236(-287) mm long; petiole and rachis adaxially grooved; lamina virtually absent. Inflorescences apical on long shoots, exceptionally sparse and lax, with primary, secondary and tertiary racemes; lateral racemes terminate in compound umbels; scale-leaves 3-10 mm long; rays (7-)11-22(-32) mm long; involucre bracts (1.6-)1.8-3.0(-3.4) mm long; involucel bracts (1.2-)1.4-1.8(-2.1) mm long. Flowers with pedicels (1.7-)2.1-3.(-3.5) mm long; calyx teeth 0.3-0.4(-0.5) mm long; petals widely ovate, (0.8-)0.9-1. (-1.1) x 0.7-0.8(-0.9) mm, inflexed part (0.3-)0.4-0.5 mm long; resin ducts unbranched; filaments (0.8-)0.9-1.2(-1.3) mm long, the uppermost 0.1-0.2 mm inflexed in bud; anthers (0.6-)0.7 (-0.9) mm long; ovary (0.6-)0.7-0.8(-0.9) mm long; stylopodium (0.9-)1.0-1.3-1.4) mm wide, (0.4-)0.5-0.6(-0.7) mm high; style (0.1-)0.2(-0.3) mm long. Fruit ovate: mericarps more or less rugose; (4.0-)4.7-5.7(-6.3) mm long, (1.0-)1.3-1.7(-1.9) mm broad; resin ducts 6.
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Like A. swellendamense but plants up to 4 m, leaves 4-to 5-pinnatisect, ultimate segments grooved above and fruit oblong, ridged.
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Soil texture 5-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Anginon paniculatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962875-1
WFO ID wfo-0000536528
COL ID DZ8G
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Synonyms

Rhyticarpus paniculatus Anginon paniculatum Sium paniculatum