Capnophyllum leiocarpon (Sond.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Species

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Characteristics

Sprawling or somewhat erect herb, 0.1-0.5 m tall. Leaves 50-200 mm x 20-90 mm. Petioles 8-90 mm long, basal sheaths 4-12 mm x 3-6 mm. Ultimate leaflets ovate to broadly ovate or obovate, 7-16 mm x 5-10 mm, venation not visible or pinnate; segments linear-oblong, 1-6 mm long, less than 1 mm broad, flat or subterete. Umbels with peduncle short, (3-)10-60(-105) mm long; involucral bracts 2 to 4, connate, sometimes free; rays (2 to)4 to 8, 10-30 mm long at anthesis; involucel bracteoles 4 (to 6), connate; raylets 10 to 25, 2-7 mm long at anthesis. Flowers with ovary smooth; stylopodium shortly conical, raised above the fruit apex; styles lengthening as the fruit matures, 1.2-1.7 mm long, becoming reflexed far beyond the base of the stylopodium. Fruit elliptic to broadly ovate, 5.5-8.0 mm x 3.0-4.0 mm; base and apex obtuse to truncate; mericarps slightly to very slightly concave on the commissural surface; median and lateral ribs prominent, flexuose, smooth; marginal ribs slightly involute; secondary ribs usually present above the vallecular and commissural vittae; commissural vittae terminating directly below the base of the stylopodium.
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Sprawling annual, up to 0.5 m tall, mature parts glaucous. Leaves finely dissected, soft. Flowers white, in leaf-opposed, few-rayed umbels. Fruit elliptic to broadly ovate, mericarps dorsally compressed, smooth, marginal ribs slightly involute, winged, dorsal ribs prominent, flexuose, homomorphic, vittae present, rib oil ducts inconspicuous.
Sprawling annual to 50 cm. Leaves finely dissected, glaucous. Flowers in leaf-opposed umbels, rays (2-)4-8, white, stylopodium shortly conical, raised above fruit apex, styles later reflexed far beyond base of stylopodium. Mericarps dorsally compressed, smooth, < 8 mm long, marginal ribs slightly involute, winged, vittae present.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Capnophyllum leiocarpon world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1017421-1
WFO ID wfo-0000584402
COL ID QRB9
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Synonyms

Capnophyllum leiocarpon Capnophyllum africanum var. leiocarpon