Crabbea ovalifolia Ficalho & Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Crabbea

Characteristics

Herbaceo-suffruticosa procumbens puberula, caulibus teretibus breviter pubescentibus ut videtur prostratis simplicibus, foliis ovalibus integris vel subrepandis puberulis rigide membranaceis, in sicco secundis erectis, apice obtusis vel obtusiusculis basi angustatis 2-3 pollices longis 0.6-1.25 poll. latis, petiolo 0.25-0.4-pollicari robusto breviter pubescente, internodiis 0.375-1.25-poll., fioribus fere pollicaribus capitatis sessilibus in spicis abbreviatis bracteosis subhemisphaericis axillaribus solitariis secundis erectis breviter pedunculatis congestis, bracteis lanceolatis acutis subpollicaribus calyces excedentibus herbaceis basi imbricatis involucrantibus breviter pubescentibus margine spinuloso-ciliatis ciliis albido-ciliolatis, bracteis nullis nisi flores abortivos simulantibus minoribus, calyce 0.67-pollicari 5-partito hirsuto segmentis anguste lanceolatis acutis parum inter se inaequalibus, corolla 0.8-pollicari extra atque intra ad faucem et staminum insertionem puberula tubo 0.625-pollicari cylindraceo-infundibuliformi ad faucem paulum oblique ampliato limbo 5-lobo oblique patulo lobis rotundatis 0.3 poll. longis in aestivatione imbricatis, staminibus 4 didynamis inclusis infra medium tubum insertis filamentis glabris per paria inaequilongis longioribus 0.125-pollicaribus brevioribus 0.1-pollicaribus antheris ciliolatis bilocularibus muticis, disco brevi oblique cupulari glabro, pistillo semipollicari glabro incluso stylo gracili stigmate oblique dilatato, ovario biloculari loculis 2-3-ovulatis.
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Prostrate herb. Leaves ovate, puberulous. Outer floral leaves herbaceous, with conspicuous hoary hairs; margins spinose-ciliate. Heads sessile. Flowers white.
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Distribution

Crabbea ovalifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46976-1
WFO ID wfo-0000624393
COL ID 7VD48
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Synonyms

Crabbea ovalifolia