Cynorhiza bolusii Magee & B.-e.van Wyk

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Cynorhiza

Characteristics

Leaves 210-240 mm x 60-80 mm; pinnae and pinnules regularly divided; rachis glabrous. Petioles 80-140 mm long, terete, glabrous. Ultimate leaflet segments ovate to obovate, 10-12 mm x 8-10 mm, weakly pinnatisect or bi-to tri-sect; lobes linear, sub-terete. Inflorescence 590-635 mm long; primary umbel, flat-topped; lateral umbels smaller, 0 to 4; involucre bracts linear to narrowly ovate, apices acute to acuminate; rays 9 to 10, 35–90 mm long; involucel bracteoles lanceolate, apices acuminate. Flowers pentamerous; sepals small but distinct, ± 0.4 mm long, apices acute; petals unknown; stylopodium narrowly conical; styles long. Fruit obovate to broadly obovate in dorsal view, 17.0–20.5 mm x 10.5–13.0 mm; bases truncate to slightly notched; apices deeply notched and auriculate, wings extending well above the stylopodium; median and lateral ribs of mericarps prominent.
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Tufted perennial to 60 cm. Leaves deciduous, finely divided, lobes linear-subterete, petioles terete. Flowers in compound umbels on elongate peduncles, ?yellowish. Fruit large, obovate, mericarps dorsally compressed, marginally winged, dorsally ribbed, apex deeply notched-auriculate, vittae present, rib oil ducts inconspicuous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Cynorhiza bolusii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77092793-1
WFO ID wfo-0000508998
COL ID 6C7Y9
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Synonyms

Cynorhiza bolusii