Faroa duvigneaudii Lambinon

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Faroa

Characteristics

Leaves forming a prostrate rosette, petiolate; petiole shorter than the lamina; lamina 4–65 x 2.3–30 mm., ovate deltate or ovate-oblong, cuneate to round at the base, obtuse at the apex, the lower smaller.
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Inflorescence a solitary dense hemispheric cluster, sessile in the centre of the leaf rosette.
Filaments 3–4 mm. long, longer than the corolla lobes; anthers 0.8–1 mm. long, ellipsoid.
Ovary 1–1.5 x 0.5–0.7 mm., cylindric-ovoid; style 5–7 mm. long; stigma subcapitate.
Corolla tube 3–4 mm. long; lobes 3–4 x 1.3–1.5 mm., ovate-lanceolate, acute.
Calyx tube 1–1.5 mm. long; lobes 2–2.5 x 1 mm., oblong-elliptic.
Seeds c. 0.5 mm. in diam., subglobose, minutely scrobiculate.
Flowers pink, 5–22 mm. in diam.; pedicels c. 0.5 mm. long.
Capsule 2–2.5 x 1–1.2 mm., cylindric-ovoid.
Small acaulescent herb, 6–10 mm. tall.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Faroa duvigneaudii world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:367647-1
WFO ID wfo-0000685831
COL ID 6HPJD
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Synonyms

Faroa duvigneaudii