Crabbea nana (Nees) Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Crabbea

Characteristics

Branches 2-12 in. long, trailing, flexuose; leaves up to 4 by 1.25 in., oblong-elliptic, when mature scabrid on the nerves beneath or nearly glabrous, base narrowed; petiole 0-0.17 in. long; heads 1-2 in. in diam., sessile or short-peduncled; outer floral leaves 1.3 by 0.5 in., acute, finally glabrescent, papery, marginal spinescent teeth 0.17-0.25 in. long; calyx-segments 0.5 in. long, usually thinly hairy at the top, sometimes densely hairy to the base; corolla 0.75 in. long; capsule 0.5 in. long.
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Herb, up to 200 mm tall. Leaves oblong-elliptic, up to 100 mm long, scabrid on nerves beneath, otherwise glabrescent. Outer floral leaves papery, minutely hairy, margins spiny. Heads sessile. Flowers white with yellow throat.
Perennial herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Bracts thinly hairy with triangular apex, margins entire or with mostly straight spines. Flowering time Dec.-Apr.
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten and also used for flavouring.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Crabbea nana world distribution map, present in Angola, Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46974-1
WFO ID wfo-0000624392
COL ID Z38V
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Synonyms

Ruellia nana Crabbea nana Crabbea pedunculata Crabbea galpinii