Cytinus sanguineus (Thunb.) Fourc.

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial herb, root holoparasite, dioecious; aerial parts orange or bright red (darker red). Stems up to 0.26 m high, fleshy. Leaves scale-like. Flowers 1-5; perianth funnel-shaped with ± 6 lacinulate lobes, glabrous or sparsely hairy outside, with glandular papillae inside; ± 6 nectar pockets at base. Male flowers with central staminal column; anthers with small horn-like processes above. Female flowers with inferior ovary, columnar style and globose stigma. Flowering time (July-)Aug.(-Nov.).
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Dioecious, root parasite, up to 50 mm tall. Leaves scale-like, obovate. Flowers in sessile clusters, funnel-shaped, up to 50 mm long, lobes (5)6, mostly smooth, margins shortly incised, orange or vermilion.
Dioecious root parasite to 5(-10) cm. Leaves scale-like, obovate. Flowers in sessile clusters, orange to red or dark purplish, tepals (5)6, glabrous to shaggy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.16
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Environment

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Soil texture 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Cytinus sanguineus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707068-1
WFO ID wfo-0000636345
COL ID 33RW8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Haematolepis sanguinea Hypocistis sanguinea Cytinus sanguineus Phelypea sanguinea Aphyteia multiceps Cytinus dioicus Hypolepis sanguinea