Brunia angulata (Sond.) Class.-bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Bruniales > Bruniaceae > Brunia

Characteristics

Usually 75-90 cm high, with villous branchlets. Leaves mostly 2 mm (rarely up to 7 mm.) long, sessile, appressed or rarely erect-spreading, partly imbricate, ovate, subacute, apiculate, rather acutely convex and at first pilose on the dorsal surface, concave on the ventral surface, pilose at the base, ciliate. Flower-heads mostly about 4 mm wide, convex above. Bracts villous on the dorsal surface; the outer leaf-like; the inner oblanceolate. Bracteoles linear, villous on the dorsal surface. Calyx-tube obconic, glabrous, adhering to the ovary except the upper part: calyx-lobes broad-based, linear-lanceolate, villous on the dorsal surface. Petals about 1-5 mm long, obovate, obtuse, glabrous, indistinctly keeled on the lower half. Anthers rotund, reaching to about the middle of the petals. Ovary half inferior, pubescent on the top, with 2 uniovulate chambers: styles free. Fruit unknown.
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Shrub 75-90 cm tall. Leaves adpressed, sessile, 2, rarely 7 mm long, ovate, hairy at base, ciliate. Flower heads mostly 4 mm wide, rounded. Calyx tube glabrous, lobes villous. Petals 1.5 mm long, obovate, glabrous.
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 0.9
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Brunia angulata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77114361-1
WFO ID wfo-0000748855
COL ID NFT5
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Synonyms

Berardia angulata Brunia angulata Raspalia angulata Nebelia angulata