Aptosimum indivisum Burch. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Aptosimum

Characteristics

Dwarf shrub, stem short, 0.01-0.08 m high; ± erect, usually branches short and crowded, leafy. Leaves ± spathulate, acute, apiculate, long-petiolate, midrib not hardening into spines. Flowers axillary, ± equal to or shorter than leaves. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Corolla tubular, blue or purple with dark spots in throat, sometimes also white streaks. Flowering time ± all year, mostly Oct.
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Dwarf shrub or shrub, up to 0.9 m high. Stems erect or procumbent, often shortly and closely branched; woody. Leaves densely fascicled; crowding flowers; blade spathulate, 12-25 x 3-4 mm; petioles ± as long as blade. Flowers: calyx 7-9 mm long; corolla 16-22 mm long, blue or purple; ± all year, mostly Oct.-Mar.
Dwarf, tufted shrublet, 10-70 mm tall. Leaves narrowed below into a petiole, oblong-spathulate and spine-tipped, crowding and exceeding flowers. Flowers sessile, ± corolla tube funnel-shaped, lobes blue and violet with darker patches at base, throat whitish.
Erect or prostrate shrublet, up to 90 mm tall. Stem short, woody, in many cases shortly and closely branched. Leaves densely caespitose, spathulate, crowding the flowers, petioles nearly as long as leaves. Flowers purple.
Dwarf, tufted shrublet. Leaves oblong and spine-tipped, exceeding flowers, narrowed below into a petiole. Flowers blue and violet, whitish on outside, tube filiform below.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.09
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Images

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Distribution

Aptosimum indivisum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:799373-1
WFO ID wfo-0000541005
COL ID FZ8D
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Synonyms

Ohlendorffia rosulata Aptosimum indivisum Aptosimum nanum