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Crabbea acaulis N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Crabbea

Characteristics

Herba acaulis. Folia 6-8, rosulata, sessilia, subcrasso-coriacea, 4-6 cm longa, 2-4 cm lata, elliptico-lanceolata vel elliptico-ovata, obtusa, basi cuneata, supra glabra, subtus costa et interdum nervis parce setuloso-pilosa. Capitula 1-2, sessilia, pluriflora. Bracteae exteriores usque 2.5 cm longae, 6-8 mm latae, oblongo-lanceolatae, spinuloso-acuminatae, marginibus spinulis 1-2 mm longis ciliatis, costa parce pilosa. Calyx fere ad basin 5-partitus, lobis lineari-attenuatis, 1-1.3 mm latis, lobo dorsali 1-1.1 cm longo, caeteribus paulo brevioribus, pilis longis albis suberectis ciliatis. Corollae tubus 13 mm longus, apice 5 mm diam., anguste infundibuliformis, glaber; limbus subaequaliter oblique 5-lobus; lobis 4-5 mm. longis et latis, suborbiculatis, glabris, inferioribus subtus laxe pubescentibus; palato carinato. Stamina inclusa; antherae dorso pubescentes, apice minute apiculatae. Stigma orbiculato-ovata, acuta.
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Acaulescent, herb. Leaves rosulate, flat on ground; blade narrowly elliptic-ovate to elliptic-ovate, up to 50 x 35 mm, margins entire. Flowers: in a sessile head; corolla with tube and limb 15-18 mm long, white or white with pink nerves; Oct.-Apr.
Perennial herb, 0.03-0.08 m high; stemless with ± 6 almost stalkless leaves flat on ground, surrounding a single inflorescence. Corolla white; tube broadly cylindric. Flowering time Jan.-May.
Acaulescent herb. Roots swollen. Leaves rosulate, elliptic-lanceolate to elliptic-ovate. Outer floral bracts pilose, with marginal spines. Heads sessile. Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.08
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Divination (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Crabbea acaulis world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46967-1
WFO ID wfo-0000624384
COL ID Z38J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crabbea acaulis
WorldFloraDB 2024