Dianthus namaensis Schinz

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Dianthus

Characteristics

Loosely caespitose or scabrid herb, 0.06-0.60 m high. Leaves of flowering shoots up to 100 x 1 mm, spreading; sheath whitish, persistent. Inflorescences with peduncles up to 300 mm high, unbranched. Calyx surrounded at base by 2 pairs of broadly elliptic bracts. Sepals united, cylindrical, 24-42 mm long, membranous margins of bracts and lobes not shining. Petals pale pink or white; lamina 10 mm long; limb deeply fimbriate, tapering into claw. Flowering time summer. Fruit a capsule, equaling calyx length. Seeds broadly elliptic to orbicular.
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Like D. laingsburgensis in habit, leaf-type and petal fimbriation but plants more variable and much larger, calyx 24-42 mm long, margin membranous but not shining.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-9
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Dianthus namaensis world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153637-1
WFO ID wfo-0000643921
COL ID 6CQ5M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dianthus namaensis Dianthus namaensis var. namaensis

Lower taxons

Dianthus namaensis var. junceus