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Dyschoriste burchellii Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Dyschoriste

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 0.3 m high. Leaves shortly petiolate; blade elliptic, ovate to broadly ovate, up to 25 mm long, sparsely hairy, lower blades with subacute, triangular tips. Flowers: calyx lobes with curled, white hairs and scattered, stalked glands; corolla with tube up to 25 mm long, white with mauve spots; Sep.-Jan.
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Perennial herb, up to 300 mm tall. Stems bifarious. Leaves 20-25 mm long, sparingly hairy, elliptic, lower with subacute triangular tip. Bracts large. Calyx teeth with white spreading hairs. Corolla tube up to 25 mm long. Flowers white with mauve spots.
Leaves up to 0.75-1 in. long, sparingly hairy, elliptic, lower with a subacute triangular tip; calyx-teeth with rather long several-celled white spreading hairs; otherwise as Chaetacanthus Persoonii.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Dyschoriste burchellii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:48096-1
WFO ID wfo-0000658266
COL ID 3884L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Calophanes burkei Chaetacanthus burchellii Dyschoriste burchellii
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