Diclis ovata Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Diclis

Characteristics

Leaves petiolate; lamina 10–25(35) x 3–13(24) mm., broadly ovate, obtuse, cuneate at base, shallowly dentate to denticulate, sparsely, minutely glandular-pubescent to subglabrous above, slightly denser beneath especially on major nerves; petiole (2)6–10(16) mm. long, shortly stipitate glandular.
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Corolla 2–3(4) mm. long including spur, white to cream, occasionally upper lip pink-tinged; spur 0.4–1(1.8) mm. long, straight, glandular; upper lip bifid, lobes short, acute; lower lip trilobed, lobes rounded.
Prostrate or decumbent annual herb, sparingly branched; branches 4–30 cm. long, slender, minutely pubescent.
Capsule 2–2.5 x 2–3 mm., compressed globose, shallowly emarginate, sparsely and finely stipitate glandular.
Calyx 1.4–2.4 mm. long, lobes 0.6–1 mm. wide, unequal, ovate-oblong, sparsely glandular stipitate.
Pedicels 10–24(55) mm. long, capillary to rarely filiform, stipitate glandular.
Slender herb at first more or less erect becoming prostrate
Flowers white, streaked reddish, spur yellowish
Sub-simple branches up to a foot long
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

In moist, open places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Diclis ovata world distribution map, present in Angola, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801959-1
WFO ID wfo-0000646100
COL ID 35QCC
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Synonyms

Diclis ovata Linaria veronicoides Anarrhinum veronicoides Simbuleta veronicodes