Aptosimum decumbens Schinz

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Aptosimum

Characteristics

Leaves (12)30–50 x 2.5–12 mm., usually rather crowded, oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse or rounded or shortly apiculate, tapering at acute base, sessile or very shortly petiolate, glabrous to sparsely, short glandular-pubescent above, denser so beneath.
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Calyx 6.25–7.5 mm. long, shortly tubular with lobes 5.0–6.5 mm. long, linear-lanceolate, acute, sparsely short glandular-pubescent, very long ciliate, obscurely 1-nerved.
Capsule c. 4.25 x 5.5 mm., laterally somewhat compressed, very broadly obovoid, retuse, densely short-pubescent, reticulate veined, margin of valves densely papillose.
Corolla purple to deep blue, tube 12–13.5 mm. long, densely short glandular-pubescent without, prominently nerved; lobes c. 4–4.5 mm. diam., broadly obovate, subequal.
Decumbent undershrub, widely spreading, much branched; branches up to 1 m. long, densely short-pubescent.
Bracts c. 5.5 mm. long, narrowly linear, acute, pubescent above and below, shortly ciliate towards base.
Flowers sessile or subsessile, axillary, solitary or few, clustered, bracteate.
Anthers with small tuft of hairs at apex.
Pedicel where present c. 1 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.1
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Aptosimum decumbens world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:799363-1
WFO ID wfo-0000540995
COL ID FZ85
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Synonyms

Aptosimum decumbens Aptosimum schinzii