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Crabbea velutina S.Moore

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Crabbea

Characteristics

Branches 51-152 mm [as '2-6 in.'] long, hairy. Leaves up to 9 by 2 in., oblong-elliptic, hairs on the upper surface scattered, on the lower chiefly along the nerves,cystoliths obscure above but conspicuous beneath, tip subobtuse, margin minutely crenulate, base long tapering; petiole 0.125-1 in. long. Heads 1-1.5 in. in diam.; peduncles 0.25-1.5 in. long; outer floral-leaves 25 mm [as '1 in.'] long, shining, glabrescent, with marginal teeth 0.25-0.5 in. long. Calyx 0.5 in. long; posticous sepal elliptic-lanceolate, more than twice as broad as the others. Corolla white (Lugard). Capsule 0.3 in. long, slender; otherwise nearly as C. nana.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20 cm high. It has one flower. The leaves arise from the base and do not have stalks. They are sword shaped or strap shaped. They taper at both ends. There are velvety hairs on the leaves. The leaves are 8 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The flowers are 6 cm across. They are white with a yellow centre.
Erect or decumbent herb, up to 200 mm tall. Leaves oblong-elliptic, hairy. Outer floral leaves glabrescent, with marginal teeth. Heads peduncled. Flowers white or cream.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in the rainforest and also in dry grassland. It suits humid locations. It grows in the highveld in Swaziland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Crabbea velutina world distribution map, present in Burundi, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46982-1
WFO ID wfo-0000624400
COL ID Z396
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Synonyms

Crabbea reticulata Crabbea velutina
WorldFloraDB 2024