Freylinia undulata Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Freylinia

Characteristics

Erect, woody, little-branched, dwarf shrub or shrub, up to 2 m high. Leaves up to 20 mm long, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, mostly acute, margins often undulate. Flowers mauve or bluish purple, sometimes lobes lighter than tube, to white, somewhat pendent, in loose, terminal racemes, ± 40(-150) mm long, sometimes with smaller lateral racemes. Corolla: tube up to 10 mm long, narrowly funnel-shaped; limb regular; lobes 5, spreading or somewhat reflexed.
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Erect, rigid shrub to 2 m. Leaves ovate, glabrous or sparsely hairy, often minutely crisped or undulate, 5-15 mm long. Flowers in lax, narrow racemes, subpendent, white to purple, 15-20 mm long, stamens unequal, style 10-15 mm long.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Images

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Distribution

Freylinia undulata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:803149-1
WFO ID wfo-0000692345
COL ID 6JMWH
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Synonyms

Freylinia undulata Capraria longiflora Capraria undulata Freylinia undulata var. carinata Freylinia undulata var. densiflora Freylinia undulata var. longiflora Freylinia undulata var. macrophylla Freylinia undulata var. pubescens