Diosma parvula I.Williams

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Diosma

Characteristics

Frutex c. 0.4 m, laxiusculus, ad basim monocaulis. Rami graciles, erec-tiusculi, pauci, glabri sparsim glanduloso-punctati. Ramuli filiformi, erecti, pauci. Folia 9, 5-13 mm longa, 0.8-0.9 mm lata, linear-lanceolata, acuta, pungento-mucronata, breve petiolata, glanduloso-punctata, glabra, eciliata, alterna; marginibus anguste hyalinis. Inflorescentia terminalia, reducto-racemosa, c. 12-florifera; flos c. 2.5 mm diam., cyanthiformis, pedicellatus.
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Finely leafy, single-stemmed, aromatic shrublet to 40 cm. Leaves linear, mucronate. Flowers in dense, terminal racemes, small, petals emarginate, disc much pitted.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Diosma parvula world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:899729-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648349
COL ID 36DM2
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Synonyms

Diosma parvula